Endometrial carcinoma in a 14-year-old: A case report

Hajime Uda; Miho Kitai; Ai Kogiku; Anna Kobayashi; Toshiko Sakuma; Shoji Nagao; Satoshi Yamaguchi

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2019.05.006

Endometrial carcinoma in a 14-year-old: A case report

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2019 May 16:29:7-9. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2019.05.006. eCollection 2019 Aug.

Authors

Hajime Uda¹, Miho Kitai¹, Ai Kogiku², Anna Kobayashi³, Toshiko Sakuma³, Shoji Nagao¹, Satoshi Yamaguchi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hyogo Cancer Center, 13-70 Kitaoji-cho, Akashi, Hyogo 673-8558, Japan.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nishikobe Medical Center, 5-7-1 Kojidai, Nishi-ku Kobe, Hyogo 651-2273, Japan.
³ Department of Pathology, Hyogo Cancer Center, 13-70 Kitaoji-cho, Akashi, Hyogo 673-8558, Japan.

Abstract

•We present a case of endometrial carcinoma (EC) in a 14-year-old girl with no risk factors for EC.•The patient received MPA therapy and endometrial curettage.•At 47 weeks after her last MPA treatment, she has had no recurrence.•EC should be considered in diagnosing juveniles with sustained abnormal uterine bleeding, even those without risk factors.

Keywords: Endometrial carcinoma; Fertility-sparing; Juvenile; MPA.

Publication types

Case Reports