title: Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report an extremely rare case of a patient with clear cell carcinoma of the cervix who had no history of in utero diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure. Although clear cell adenocarcinoma is an uncommon tumor, it must be considered in the differential diagnosis in young women and children who have cervico-vaginal lesions even without in utero DES exposure history. We present the case of 2 girls, a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old, who were admitted to hospital because of intermittent vaginal bleeding and the presence of a cervical mass diagnosed as clear cell cervix carcinoma. Neither of them had a history of exposure to DES.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Medical Oncology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya †Department of Medical Oncology, Gazi University Medical Faculty ‡Department of Pathology, Gazi University Medical Faculty §Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gazi University Medical Faculty ∥Department of Medical Oncology, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baykara
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benekli
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Cagatay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taskiran
authors.forename: Umut
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Demirci
authors.forename: Erdem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vargol
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gunaydin
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozet
authors.forename: Suleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buyukberber
mesh_terms: D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*