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Fibromatose der Schilddrüsenregion

Eine elektronenmikroskopische und enzymhistochemische Studie

Fibromatosis of the thyroid gland region

An electron-microscopic and enzyme-histochemical study

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Two cases of aggressive fibromatosis of the thyroid gland region were studied by histological, immunhistological and electron-microscopic methods. Contractile cells can be found in all tissue preparations using human serum containing antibodies to smooth muscle, especially in the periphery of the tumor. These cells have the characteristics of myofibroblasts by electron microscopy. The central areas of the tumor are composed of hyalin thickened bundles of collagen fibres with few cellular elements. The myofibroblast is thus considered to be the characteristic cell type of the tumor, and the pathogenesis and histogenesis of the lesion are discussed.

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Zwei FÄlle von aggressiver Fibromatose der Schilddrüsenregion werden mit histologischen, immunhistochemischen und elektronenmikroskopischen Methoden untersucht. Mit Hilfe von menschlichem Serum gegen glatte Muskulatur können kontraktile Zellen in sÄmtlichen PrÄparaten, vornehmlich aber in den Randbezirken der Wucherung nachgewiesen werden. Elektronenoptisch werden alle diese Zellen als Myofibroblasten identifiziert. Die zentralen Bezirke der Wucherung zeigen hyalin verdickte und gequollene Kollagenfaserbündel mit nur wenigen zellulÄren Elementen. Somit wird der Myofibroblast als der für die Wucherung charakteristische Zelltyp erkannt. Die sich daraus für Pathogenese und Histogenese ergebenden Schlüsse werden diskutiert.

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Wir danken Frau Ursula Matthes und Frau Margarethe Schennach für ihre hervorragende Mitarbeit.

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Schwarzlmüller, B., HofstÄdter, F. Fibromatose der Schilddrüsenregion. Virchows Arch. A Path. Anat. and Histol. 377, 145–155 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00427002

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