Carcinoid tumour of the uterine corpus.
A carcinoid tumour occurred in the uterine fundus causing an enlargement (12-14 weeks size). The patient did not have the carcinoid syndrome, despite elevated urinary 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid levels. The tumour had a typical organoid pattern with argentaffin-positive cells. Whilst a metastasis from an occult primary lesion cannot be entirely excluded, it is felt that this is a primary tumour most likely arising from resident endocrine cells in the endometrium.
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Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Clark
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Bhathal
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D002864:Chromogranins / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
D002864:Chromogranins; D007633:Keratins