Hysteroscopic diagnosis of a high-grade endometrial sarcoma in a 41-year-old woman.
Endometrial stromal sarcomas originate in the endometrial cavity. These tumors represent between 15-27.9% of uterine sarcomas. We present the case of a 41-year-old woman who underwent surgical hysteroscopy for metrorrhagia over a period of one month who had an intrauterine polypoid mass detected by ultrasonography. Histologic analysis of the polypoid mass removed by hysteroscopy was a high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma of the uterus. The description of this case provides an opportunity to review the literature on uterine sarcomas diagnosed by surgical hysteroscopy.
Department of Gynecologic Surgery/Gynecologic Oncology, Universitary Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain. edugonzalez@hsjdbcn.org
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D000328:Adult; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*