Dedifferentiating endometrial adenocarcinoma. Report of a case.
A case of well differentiated endometrial adenocarcinoma in a 70 year-old patient is reported, which evolved to undifferentiated small cell after being treated with chemotherapy for six months. The possible mechanisms of dedifferentiation are briefly discussed.
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Pavia University, Italy.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*