title: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the endometrium: a case report.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma of the endometrium is extremely rare female genital malignancy. Only 64 cases have been reported in the literature. A case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of endometrium in a 55-year old-woman is reported. Examination revealed pyometra and cervical stenosis. A total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. sah_sp@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Shatrughan Prasad
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sah
authors.forename: Anjana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karki
authors.forename: Nupur
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rani
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal