IMR Press / EJGO / Volume 35 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.12892/ejgo24952014

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Case Report
Heterologous type of malignant mixed Müllerian tumor of the uterus presenting as a vulvar mass
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa”, Iasi
2 Department of Pathology, Oncological Institute, Iasi
3 Department of Anatomy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa” Iasi (Romania)
Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. 2014, 35(4), 458–460; https://doi.org/10.12892/ejgo24952014
Published: 10 August 2014
Abstract

Carcinosarcoma is a rare, extremely aggressive tumor of the uterus with a poor prognosis. The authors describe a case of a 78-yearold woman who presented with a giant mass protruding through the cervix, vagina, and vulva.A total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed. The histopathological examination of the surgical specimen revealed a malignant mixed Müllerian tumor. The clinical and pathological features, molecular data, and prognosis of this aggressive neoplasm are discussed. Although uterine carcinosarcomas are extremely rare, when a postmenopausal woman with a vulvar mass is admitted to the gynecology clinic, the physician should consider that the mass may be a carcinosarcoma.
Keywords
Carcinosarcoma
Malignant mixed Müllerian tumor
Vulvar mass
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