Endometrial cancer in unicornuate uterus: a case report.

Abstract

PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION:

Miillerian anomalies have not been implicated as a significant risk factor for the development of cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancers; in the present literature, there are only a few reports of endometrial cancer arising in patients with Miillerian abnormalities. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of endometrial cancer arising in a patient with unicornuate uterus.

CASE REPORT:

A 69-year-old Caucasian woman underwent clinical examination and office hysteroscopy with endometrial biopsy because of abnormal post-menopausal bleeding. The diagnosis was endometrial cancer in unicornuate uterus, hence the patient underwent total hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy.

CONCLUSION:

Uterine malformations and genetic disorders may cause a delayed diagnosis of gynaecological cancers. Gynaecological examination in asymptomatic patients and differential diagnosis in abnormal uterine bleeding patients should be considered.

• Authors: L Cobellis, M A Castaldi, V Frega, L Mosca, F Corvino, S Cappabianca, N Colacurci
• Journal: European journal of gynaecological oncology (Eur J Gynaecol Oncol) Vol. 36 Issue 5 Pg. 599-601 ( 2015) ISSN: 0392-2936 [Print] Singapore
• PMID: 26513891 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Endometrial Neoplasms (diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Lymph Node Excision
• Uterus (abnormalities)