Journal of Menopausal Medicine  2013;19(3):154-157

doi:10.6118/jmm.2013.19.3.154

A Case of Adenoid Basal Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix.

Hwi Gon KIM 1 ; Yong Jung SONG ; Yong Jin NA ; Ook Hwan CHOI

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Keywords

Carcinoma basal cell

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Adenoid basal carcinoma of the uterine cervix is uncommon neoplasia mostly occurring in postmenopausal women. It has excellent prognosis and a favorable clinical course. In addition, adenoid basal carcinoma is differentiated from adenoid cystic carcinoma by histologic and cellular morphologies, and immunohistochemistry. In this paper, we present the case of a 22 year old Korean female. She initially had a high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) on Pap smear and a subsequent cervical loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) specimen revealing adenoid basal carcinoma. The lesion showed the histologic characteristics of adenoid basal carcinoma. Because of the lesion's low potential for recurrence and metastasis, the young primipara had a conization procedure performed and has been under close observation.