In:
International Journal of Surgical Pathology, SAGE Publications, Vol. 27, No. 2 ( 2019-04), p. 203-207
Abstract:
Endometrioid carcinoma is known for its diverse morphology and may pose a diagnostic dilemma when it presents with a spindle cell component. We present a case of a 65-year-old woman with postmenopausal bleeding. Physical examination showed a mass protruding from the external cervical os. The patient underwent biopsy followed by hysterectomy. Pathologic examination showed an endometrioid endometrial carcinoma with spindle cell differentiation arising in an endometrial polyp, which raised a variety of differential diagnoses. Prior reports of this tumor type showed nonaberrant immunohistochemical expression of p16 and p53. However, this case showed p16 and p53 overexpression indicating that there is a spectrum of these tumors.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1066-8969
,
1940-2465
DOI:
10.1177/1066896918781730
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2019
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2070102-0
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