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uterine adenosarcoma

Wednesday 21 October 2009

Definition: Müllerian adenosarcomas are tumours of low malignant potential with proliferation of benign glands and low grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (LGESS). Unusually, the latter may include foci of uterine tumours resembling ovarian sex-cord tumours (UTROSCT).

Variants

 uterine adenosarcomas massively overgrown by UTROSCT (19783725)

References

 Uterine adenosarcomas overgrown by sex-cord-like tumour: report of two cases.
Stolnicu S, Balachandran K, Aleykutty MA, Loghin A, Preda O, Goez E, Nogales FF. J Clin Pathol. 2009 Oct;62(10):942-4. PMID: 19783725