Uterine Tumor Resembling Sex-Cord Tumor: A Case Report
| Autor: | Fatima A. Alsubaie, Jawad H Aljamea, Hassan M AlHammadi, Anfal A Alsultan, Raghad K Al Ghamdi, Mujtaba Jameel Alzakari, Naif M Albluwi, Azhar A Sh Hassan, Mahdi H Almisbah, Modhi S. Alajmi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Suspicious for Malignancy Uterine leiomyoma business.industry General Engineering sex-cord tumors Histogenesis Lesion uterine neoplasm medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology medicine Etiology Vagina abnormal uterine bleeding Obstetrics/Gynecology Vaginal bleeding medicine.symptom business Uterine Neoplasm |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Uterine tumors resembling sex-cord tumors are a rare group of tumors with uncertain etiology and histogenesis. The sex-cord tumors are classified into two groups. The first group includes endometrial stromal tumors with foci of sex cord differentiation less than 50% while the second group is composed predominantly or exclusively by sex cord-like elements. We report the case of a middle-aged woman who presented with heavy vaginal bleeding with initial ultrasound findings suggestive of uterine leiomyoma. There was no improvement noticed after a trial of medical treatment; hence, the surgical treatment in the form of total abdominal hysterectomy was undertaken. A few weeks after the surgery, the patient presented with unexplained abdominal pain. Imaging studies demonstrated a hypermetabolic lesion in the upper part of the vagina that was suspicious for malignancy. Complete resection of the mass was performed along with para-aortic lymphadenopathy. Histopathological examination revealed a uterine tumor resembling a sex-cord tumor. Uterine tumors resembling sex-cord tumors are a unique group of uterine neoplasms that exhibits diverge clinical and biological characteristic. Surgical pathologists must recognize this rare entity and differentiate it from other lesions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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