Embryonic implantation in carcinoma of the endometrium.
We recently encountered a patient in whom placental implantation occurred directly in carcinoma of the endometrium. At the time of surgery for a presumed tubal pregnancy, the 33-year-old patient was discovered to have bilateral ovarian tumors that were histologically identical to the endometrial neoplasm.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D010064:Embryo Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000473:pathology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*