Primary Carcinoid Tumor of the Uterine Corpus: A Case Report.
- Author:
Sung Ran HONG
1
;
Hy Sook KIM
;
Jae Uk SHIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sungran@samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Carcinoid tumor;
Uterus
- MeSH:
Carcinoid Tumor*;
Endometrium;
Female;
Humans;
Hysterectomy;
Intestinal Obstruction;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Organoids;
Uterus
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2004;38(2):109-112
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Carcinoid tumors of the female genital tract are an uncommon clinical finding. This study presents a case of typical carcinoid tumor of the uterine corpus in a 61-year-old woman. The tumor was a primary carcinoid tumor arising from the endometrium which showed the typical organoid patterns with a positive reaction for neuroendocrine markers. The patient was treated by a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. No evidence for the carcinoid syndrome was noted. The carcinoid tumor recurred as a vaginal mass approximately six and a half years later. The patient died from a mechanical intestinal obstruction by the carcinoid tumor with distant metastasis approximately eight and a half years after operation of the endometrial primary tumor.
