Aggressive angiomyxoma: a second case of metastasis with patient's death.
Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare tumor that predominates in the female genital tract. Multiple relapses may occur in adjacent organs and tissues, but metastases have not been reported. We present a case of aggressive angiomyxoma in a young woman with multiple local recurrences that metastasized to the lungs, killing the patient. We document this case and report a similar one, found in the literature, of a postmenopausal woman with pulmonary and mediastinic metastases. These cases may expand the current concepts of potential behavior of aggressive angiomyxoma.
Blandamura
Stella
S
Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua, Italy.
Cruz
Julia
J
Faure Vergara
Lourdes
L
Machado Puerto
Isidro
I
Ninfo
Vito
V
D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003893:Desmin / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
D000199:Actins; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D003893:Desmin