Uterine Angiosarcoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2016 May;35(3):264-8. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000219.

Abstract

Uterine angiosarcoma is a rare, extremely malignant vascular tumor. Here, we report a case of giant uterine angiosarcoma in a 56-yr-old woman. The tumor was diagnosed as an epithelioid uterine angiosarcoma based on histopathologic findings. The tumor cells showed vascular differentiation; they were positive for the vascular endothelial markers CD31, CD34, and was negative for lymphatic endothelial marker D2-40. In addition, the tumor cells showed overexpression of cell-cycle regulatory protein cyclin D1 and were positive for epithelial-mesenchymal transition marker vimentin. Although it was reported previously that there was breakage in YWHAE, NUTM2A (FAM22A), and NUTM2B (FAM22B) in a case of uterine angiosarcoma, no breakage in these loci was detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization in the present case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis*
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics
  • Endothelium, Vascular / pathology
  • Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
  • Female
  • Hemangiosarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Hemangiosarcoma / genetics
  • Hemangiosarcoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / genetics
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology
  • Uterus / pathology
  • Vimentin / genetics

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Vimentin