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17400400

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
Glassy cell carcinomas are composed of malignant cells showing a "ground glass" cytoplasm, distinct cell membranes, and large nuclei with prominent nucleoli. To our knowledge, only 12 cases of glassy cell endometrial carcinomas (EGCC) have been reported until now. A 63-year-old patient complaining of irregular vaginal bleeding underwent hysteroscopy-guided biopsy revealing a well-differentiated endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma. The patient underwent left salpingo-oophorectomy, total abdominal hysterectomy, and pelvic lymphadenectomy. The final diagnosis was FIGO stage IB poorly differentiated endometrial adenosquamous carcinoma with > 90% of glassy tumor cells. The patient is alive, with no evidence of disease for 69 months after diagnosis. We describe an additional case of EGCC and review the data of the literature, emphasizing the need to strictly define the criteria for the diagnosis and the potential usefulness of assessing biologic parameters for the prognostic characterization of this rare entity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0344-0338
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
203
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
217-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Glassy cell carcinoma of the endometrium: a case report and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Catholic University, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. gabriella.ferrandina@libero.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't