Small-cell (oat cell) carcinoma of the endometrium.
We report a case of small-cell (oat cell) carcinoma of the endometrium in a 59-year-old woman. The tumor was confined to a portion of an adenomatous polyp. It exhibited argyrophilia with Grimelius' stain and dense-core endocrine-type granules by electron microscopy. The patient was alive and well one year later. To our knowledge, this is the fourth reported case of a small-cell carcinoma of the endometrium exhibiting endocrine differentiation.
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Frigerio
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Sundblad
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Eusebi
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D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure