Chinese Journal of Practical Gynecology and Obstetrics 2001;17(2):111-112

A pathomorphological analysis of the endometrial stromal tumors of uterus

Donghui GUO

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To furthur recognize the pathomorphological features of the endometrial stromal tumors.MethodsThe clinicopathological analysis was made for 19 cases of endometrial stromal tumors of uterus, including 1 of nodule, 15 of low-grade sarcomas and 3 of high-grade sarcomas. ResultsThe location of neoplasm predominated in submucosal in 4 cases, 4 cases of sarcomas recurred after operation. 4 cases showed extrauterine tumors. Sex-cord-like differentiation presented in 6 tumors. Smooth muscle differentiation was found in 7 cases. ConclusionLow-grade endometrial stromal sarcomas is the commonest histopathological pattern in the endometrial stromal tumors. Sex-cord-like differentiation and smooth muscle differentiation are not rare in endometrial stromal tumors.