Sinha Anuradha, Phukan Jyoti Prakash, Sengupta Sanjay, Guha Paulami
Department of Pathology, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
Case Rep Med. 2012;2012:820378. doi: 10.1155/2012/820378. Epub 2012 Aug 16.
Background. Mullerian adenosarcoma with sarcomatous overgrowth (MASO) is a very rare variant of uterine sarcomas first described by Clement et al. as early as 1974. The presence of heterologous sarcomatous components is associated with aggressive biological behavior. Case Presentation. This is a case report of a 62-year female (P(2 + 0)) presenting with postmenopausal vaginal bleeding. Her preoperative USG revealed subserosal fibroid with adherent omentum. She underwent abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy. Histopathological diagnosis of resected specimen was Mullerian adenosarcoma with sarcomatous overgrowth and presence of heterologous elements involving body of the uterus. The whole thickness of the myometrium was involved along with the presence of serosal nodules and omental deposits of sarcomatous component. Conclusion. MA is considered as a low-grade malignant tumor, but MASO is a high-grade tumor frequently associated with invasion and metastasis with poor treatment outcome. Because of its rarity, correct identification of these tumors and distinction from other uterine sarcomas are a challenging job and hence its morphological features merits attention.
背景。伴有肉瘤过度生长的苗勒管腺肉瘤(MASO)是子宫肉瘤中一种非常罕见的变异类型,早在1974年就由克莱门特等人首次描述。异源性肉瘤成分的存在与侵袭性生物学行为相关。病例报告。这是一例62岁女性(P(2 + 0))的病例报告,该患者出现绝经后阴道出血。其术前超声检查显示浆膜下肌瘤伴粘连的大网膜。她接受了腹式子宫切除术及双侧卵巢切除术。切除标本的组织病理学诊断为伴有肉瘤过度生长的苗勒管腺肉瘤,且存在累及子宫体的异源性成分。子宫肌层全层受累,同时存在肉瘤成分的浆膜下结节和大网膜转移灶。结论。苗勒管腺肉瘤被认为是一种低级别恶性肿瘤,但MASO是一种高级别肿瘤,常与侵袭和转移相关,治疗效果较差。由于其罕见性,正确识别这些肿瘤并与其他子宫肉瘤相区分是一项具有挑战性的工作,因此其形态学特征值得关注。