Progesterone receptor expression in fibromuscular dysplasia: A report of two unusual cases

Murat Erkan

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2019.15051

Murat Erkan¹, Şule Canberk², Mine Önenerk³, Elif Sayman³, Pembegül Güneş³, Gökçen Orhan⁴

¹Department of Pathology, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
²Department of Pathology, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
³Department of Pathology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
⁴Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2019.15051

Fibromuscular dysplasia is rarely biopsied. Progesterone receptor expression in myofibroblastic cells is useful for the histopathological evaluation in difficult-to-diagnose cases. Herein, we report two unusual cases of fibromuscular dysplasia in which progesterone receptor expression was shown in vessel sections.

Keywords : Fibromuscular dysplasia, progesterone receptor, popliteal artery, coronary artery, spontaneous coronary artery dissection

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