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Case Report
Mixed endometrial stromal and smooth muscle tumor of the uterus in a postmenopausal woman: morphologic and immunohistochemical features
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, and Biomedical Research Institute, Busan, Korea
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Department of Radiology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, and Biomedical Research Institute, Busan, Korea
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Department of Pathology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, and Biomedical Research Institute, Busan, Korea
Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. 2017, 38(2), 319–322;
https://doi.org/10.12892/ejgo3513.2017
Published: 10 April 2017
Abstract
Mixed endometrial stromal and smooth muscle tumor of the uterus is a rare occurrence, and it is truly challenging to diagnose or differentiate mesenchymal tumors of the uterine corpus, due to their many overlapping features. In most cases, the gross pathology of mixed endometrial stromal and smooth muscle tumor differs from that of pure endometrial stromal and pure smooth muscle tumors. A 59-year-old postmenopausal woman presented with vaginal spotting, low abdominal pain, and an uterine mass. Subsequent pelvic magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 4.0×3.8×3.4-cm sized uterine mass with enhancement. The mass showed restricted diffusion on diffusion-weighted images, and thus, was suspected to be uterine sarcoma rather than degenerative leiomyoma. Levels of tumor markers, CA 125, CA 19-9, and SCC, were within their normal ranges. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy. Morphological and immunohistochemical evaluations were performed, and a final diagnosis of mixed endometrial stromal and smooth muscle tumor of the uterus was rendered. Her postoperative course was uneventful, and aromatase inhibitor adjuvant therapy was administered.
Keywords
Endometrial stromal tumor
Smooth muscle tumor
Postmenopausal