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Case Reports
. 2009 May 18:2:7515.
doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-7515.

Uterine adenosarcoma associated to lymphovascular emboli: a case report

Rita Sakr  1 , Paul Marzouk, Alexandre Bricou, Fabien Demaria, Annie Cortez, Jean-Louis Benifla
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Case Reports

Uterine adenosarcoma associated to lymphovascular emboli: a case report

Rita Sakr et al. Cases J. .

Abstract

Introduction: Uterine adenosarcoma is a rarely observed polypoid tumor with a mixed benign epithelial element and malignant stromal component. The treatment is total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. It could be difficult to diagnose and associated to lymphovascular invasion.

Case presentation: A 45-year-old caucasian uniparous woman presented with uterine bleeding. She had several surgical procedures and pathology of removed recurrent polyps showed no malignancy. Finally, a total abdominal hysterectomy was performed because of atypical cells and suspected uterine adenosarcoma. The hysterectomy specimen confirmed the presence of uterine adenosarcoma associated with lymphatic and vascular tumor emboli. Surgery was completed with a second bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy.

Conclusion: In our report, we present a case of uterine adenosarcoma which was diagnosed after multiple surgical procedures and associated to lymphovascular emboli known to have a significant impact on overall survival and distant metastasis-free survival.

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