[Carcinosarcoma of the endometrium with melanocytic differentiation, case report]

Ceska Gynekol. 2017 Fall;82(5):390-395.
[Article in Czech]

Abstract

Objective: The case report presents a case of 60-year old woman with a rare malignant mixed Müllerian tumor with melanomatous differentiation diagnosed from a histology after cervical polyp ablation and curettage.

Design: Case report.

Setting: Department of gynecology and obstetrics, University Hospital in Pilsen.

Conclusion: Carcinosarcoma, previously malignant mixed Müllerian tumor, is a very rare aggressive endometrial carcinoma with low incidence, which typically occurs among older women and commonly affects the uterine body and cervix. Clinically, the carcinosarcoma is impossible to be distinguished from endometrial carcinoma or uterine sarcoma and the definitive diagnosis can only be made based on histological examination.

Keywords: carcinosarkoma; diagnostics; histology relapse.; malignant mixed Müllerian tumor; radical surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinosarcoma / pathology*
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Endometrium
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mixed Tumor, Mullerian / pathology*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*