Uterine Serous Adenocarcinoma in an Elderly Postmenopausal Woman: Clinically Misdiagnosed as Uterine Cervix Cancer.
10.6118/jmm.2015.21.3.171
- Author:
Jeong A HONG
1
;
Tae Hee KIM
;
Hae Hyeog LEE
;
Soo Ho CHUNG
;
Gyeong Eun HEO
;
Dong Su JEON
;
Jeong Ja KWAK
;
Seung Do CHOI
;
Eunkyung HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea. heeobgy@schmc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cystadenocarcinoma serous;
Tomography X-ray computed;
Uterine cervical neoplasms;
Uterus
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma*;
Aged*;
Cervix Uteri*;
Endometrium;
Fallopian Tubes;
Female;
Humans;
Ovary;
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms;
Uterine Neoplasms;
Uterus
- From:Journal of Menopausal Medicine
2015;21(3):171-174
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Uterine serous adenocarcinoma (USC) is rare and invasive cancer. This cancer is more often reported in the ovary, the fallopian tube, and the endometrium than uterine cervix. No matter where the tumor is located, the tumor exhibits similar histological characteristics. So when uterine cancer is proven to be serous adenocarcinoma, it is necessary to see if the tumor originated from ovary or endometrium and invaded the cervix. We report a case of a 73-year-old postmenopausal woman with USC arising near the internal os of endocervical canal, clinically misdiagnosed as uterine cervix cancer.
