Endometrial carcinoma arising in a bicornuate uterus.
10.5468/ogs.2014.57.5.401
- Author:
Jijgee MUNKHDELGER
1
;
Khalilullah MIA-JAN
;
Dong Soo CHA
;
Minseob EOM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. eomm@yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bicornuate uterus;
Carcinoma;
Endometrial neoplasms
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Aged;
Animals;
Carcinoma;
Diagnosis;
Endometrial Neoplasms*;
Female;
Horns;
Humans;
Uterus*
- From:Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
2014;57(5):401-404
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Endometrial carcinomas arising in a bicornuate uterus are rare, only five case of which have been previously reported. We present a case of endometrial cancer arising in a bicornuate uterus, occurring in a 65-year-old woman. Unlike previously reported cases, our case showed mixed endometrial adenocarcinoma and undifferentiated carcinoma in one horn and focal adenocarcinoma in the other. Adequate tissue sampling of both horns is necessary for accurate diagnosis of malignancy in patients with a bicornuate uterus. Physicians should be aware of the possibility of this abnormality in cases when endometrial cancer is suspected but histology fails to confirm.
