Recurrent endometrial cancer arising in the round ligament.
An unusual case of recurrent endometrial carcinoma presenting as a round ligament metastasis is discussed. The primary lesion detected six years earlier was a well-differentiated lesion with less than 50% myometrial invasion located in the fundus. A persistent inguinal swelling represented a metastasis to the round ligament. Histologic examination revealed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Patients with early stage well-differentiated endometrial carcinoma are not immune from late recurrence.
Koonings
P P
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Women's Hospital.
Schlaerth
J B
JB
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012404:Round Ligament of Uterus / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors