Polypoid endocervical stromal sarcoma with heterologous elements. Report of a case with review of the literature.
A 44 year old woman presented with six recurrent endocervical polyps within the span of 28 months. The last two of these polyps exhibited sarcomatous changes within the endocervical stroma with heterologous cartilagenous elements. Abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed. No chemotherapy or radiotherapy was administered. The patient is alive and free of recurrent disease 9 years following surgery.
Amr
S S
SS
Pathology Services Division, Saudi Aramco-Dhahran Health Center, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. amrss@aramco.com.sa
Sheikh
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SM
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*