Infantile digital fibromatosis. An electron microscopic and immunohistochemical study. 1986

M Mukai, and C Torikata, and H Iri, and J Hata, and M Naito, and T Shimoda, and K Kageyama

Three cases of infantile digital fibromatosis were studied by electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry. The tumor was made up equally of myofibroblasts containing long narrow bundles of microfilaments with dense bodies. Another striking feature was the intracytoplasmic electron-dense inclusion. The inclusions were constituted of packed fibrils similar to those of the long bundles. At the periphery of these inclusions were seen prominent felt-like filamentous structures; the diameter varied from 5-12 nm. The 10 nm filaments were seen most abundantly in the cytoplasm surrounding the inclusions, but sometimes they were also found within the inclusions themselves, mainly at their periphery. These findings suggest that the inclusions may represent an abnormal accumulation of cytoskeletal proteins. On the other hand, various kinds of immunohistochemical study showed that actin, actomyosin, myosin, and vimentin were distinctly observed in cytoplasms of tumor cells. They were located fringing the intracytoplasmic inclusions, but the inclusion themselves showed negative findings, thus indicating a hollow-like staining pattern. These data can be synthesized as follows. The inclusion results from an accumulation of cytoskeletal proteins (actin-myosin complex and vimentin, at least), and antigenicity seems to be lost by for a certain mechanism or in the degenerative process.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D009124 Muscle Proteins The protein constituents of muscle, the major ones being ACTINS and MYOSINS. More than a dozen accessory proteins exist including TROPONIN; TROPOMYOSIN; and DYSTROPHIN. Muscle Protein,Protein, Muscle,Proteins, Muscle
D009132 Muscles Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals. Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005347 Fibroblasts Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules. Fibroblast
D006225 Hand The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb. Hands
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012878 Skin Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the SKIN. Cancer of Skin,Skin Cancer,Cancer of the Skin,Neoplasms, Skin,Cancer, Skin,Cancers, Skin,Neoplasm, Skin,Skin Cancers,Skin Neoplasm

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