Case Report
Year: 2017 | Month: December | Volume: 4 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 52-55
Carcinosarcoma of Uterus (Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor) with Squamous Differentiation – A Case Report
Shanthi Vissa1, Nandam Mohan Rao1, Byna Syam Sundar Rao2, Bhavana Grandhi2, Vijayalakshmi Muram Raddy3
1Professor, 2Associate Professor, 3Assistant Professor,
Department of Pathology, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Corresponding Author: Shanthi Vissa
ABSTRACT
Carcinosarcoma of uterus is aggressive mixed malignant tumor proposed to have mullerian duct origin. It is a rare gynecological tumor accounting for 1.5 - 3% of malignant uterine tumors. Tumor is composed of both mesenchymal and epithelial components. Carcinosarcoma is classified into two types depending upon the sarcomatous components. It is termed as “homologous” when sarcomatous components are fibrosarcoma or leiomyosarcoma and “heterologous” when the non-native sarcomatous components like osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma etc are present. We present a case of carcinosarcoma of uterus in 56 years women presenting with irregular bleeding.
Key words: Carcinosarcoma, Uterus, Mullerian duct
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