title: Adenocarcinoma of the endometrium in pregnancy.
abstract: Adenocarcinoma of the endometrium with intrauterine pregnancy is extremely rare. This report presents the finding of an adenoacanthoma of the endometrium discovered during therapeutic abortion and compares it with 6 other cases previously published. Four of the 7 tumors were adenocanthomas, a neoplasm that accounts for 20-30% of endometrial adenocarcinoma in the general population. Follow-up on 4 of the 6 previously reported patients indicates that 3 are well more than 5 years after diagnosis. The 1 patient who died of disease had an adenoacanthoma and was the only patient with extensive myometrial invasion at hysterectomy. The patient described in the present report is well 2 1/2 years after hysterectomy.
mesh_terms: D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007044:Hysterectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery