title: Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors. A case report.
abstract: Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors (UTROSCT) are rare, usually benign, polypoid or nodular neoplasms which generally arise in the fourth to sixth decade of life. We report a case of a 74-year-old woman who presented with vaginal bleeding and remarkable uterine enlargement. Abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed and a diagnosis of UTROSCT was made. Immunohistochemistry is mandatory for a correct diagnosis and a panel of at least two markers of sex cord differentiation is recommended. Differential diagnoses include leiomyosarcoma, UTROSCT and ESTSCLE, mixed müllerian tumor and metastatic ovarian sex cord tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department Surgical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crisman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Margiotta
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mastrocola
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Fonso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coletti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D064032:Calbindin 2; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007265:Inhibins / Q000032:analysis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000032:analysis; D018312:Sex Cord-Gonadal Stromal Tumors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D064032:Calbindin 2; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G; D007265:Inhibins