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20736772

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
Uterine neoplasms showing an exclusive sex cord-like differentiation or focal low-grade sarcoma differentiation, designated as uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors (UTROSCTs), are rare, with only 48 cases described earlier in international literature. Generally, this entity is characterized by benign behavior. In this study, we report the clinical and pathologic features of 2 peculiar new cases of UTROSCTs. In these examples, the pathologic diagnosis of UTROSCT was made incidentally after the clinical diagnosis of a leiomyoma and endometrial polyp. On examination of small biopsies, the diagnosis was facilitated by specific immunohistochemical analysis using markers for the sex cord component. In 1 of these cases, the patient, because of her young age and her desire to preserve her fertility, was only treated by minimally invasive hysteroscopic surgery. In the other case, the neoplasm seemed to be the consequence of tamoxifen treatment for breast carcinoma. After diagnosis, in this second case, the woman underwent hysterectomy that showed a residue of the tumor and cervical metastasis from the earlier breast carcinoma. The differential diagnosis of UTROSCT and the role of immunohistochemistry in confirming a diagnosis are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1538-7151
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
459-67
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinicopathologic features of 2 new cases of uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Section, University of Parma, Viale A. Gramsci 14, Parma, Italy. giovanna.giordano@unipr.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports