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Case Report
Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors. A case report
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Department Surgical Sciences, University of L’Aquila
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Department of Health Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila
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Department of Pathology, San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila (Italy)
Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. 2010, 31(4), 456–458;
Published: 10 August 2010
Abstract
Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors (UTROSCT) are rare, usually benign, polypoid or nodular neoplasms which generally arise in the fourth to sixth decade of life. We report a case of a 74-year-old woman who presented with vaginal bleeding and remarkable uterine enlargement. Abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed and a diagnosis of UTROSCT was made. Immunohistochemistry is mandatory for a correct diagnosis and a panel of at least two markers of sex cord differentiation is recommended. Differential diagnoses include leiomyosarcoma, UTROSCT and ESTSCLE, mixed mullerian tumor and metastatic ovarian sex cord tumor.
Keywords
UTROSCT
Ovarian sex cord tumors
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