title: Uterine adenosarcoma diagnosed following hysteroscopic resection of an intrauterine tumour.
abstract: Uterine adenosarcoma is a mixed müllerian tumour consisting of a benign epithelial component and a malignant stromal component. It is a rare tumour that represents 8% of uterine sarcomas. We present a case of a 61-year-old woman who underwent a surgical hysteroscopy for postmenopausal metrorrhagia and thickened endometrium detected by ultrasonography. The pathologic diagnosis of the tumour removed by hysteroscopy was uterine adenosarcoma. The description of this case provides an opportunity to review the literature on uterine sarcomas diagnosed by surgical hysteroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology Surgery/Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: González Bosquet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sunol
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Callejo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lailla
mesh_terms: D018195:Adenosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery