Leal Inês Taborda, Barradas Maria Inês, Freitas Gonçalo, Coelho Filipa Castro, Santos Filipa, Cardoso Mónica, Serrado Maria Ana, Gaspar Hugo
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Doutor Nélio Mendonça, Av. Luís de Camões 6180, 9000-177 Funchal, Portugal.
Department of Gynecology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2025 Jun 10;60:101780. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2025.101780. eCollection 2025 Aug.
BACKGROUND: Endometrial carcinosarcoma (ECS) is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy, accounting for approximately 5% of all uterine cancers. While peritoneal seeding and pulmonary metastases are relatively common, breast involvement is exceedingly rare, with only a few cases reported in the literature, primarily involving the serous or clear cell subtypes and typically associated with widespread metastatic disease. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second documented case of a primary ECS metastasizing to the breast, and the first presenting as a solitary breast mass. CASE REPORT: A 68-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with one week history of postmenopausal abnormal uterine bleeding. Endometrial biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of ECS. Staging thoracoabdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a solitary 11 mm mass in the lower outer quadrant of the left breast, accompanied by two ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes, but otherwise no signs of distant metastases, additional lymphadenopathies, or peritoneal implants were described. Findings on abdominal and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were concordant with CT, demonstrating no suspicious lymphadenopathies or signs of distant metastatic disease. Breast biopsy revealed a papillary carcinoma with positivity. The patient underwent total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, omentectomy, pelvic and lombo-aortic lymphadenectomy, as well as left breast lumpectomy and axillary lymphadenectomy. Complete cytoreductive surgery was performed with no macroscopic residual disease. Final pathology confirmed the breast lesioń metastatic origin. CONCLUSION: This case holds clinical significance as it underscores the necessity of considering a broad differential diagnosis when encountering uncommon or atypical presentations, particularly in high-grade malignancies such as ECS.
背景:子宫内膜癌肉瘤(ECS)是一种罕见且侵袭性很强的恶性肿瘤,约占所有子宫癌的5%。虽然腹膜种植和肺转移相对常见,但乳腺受累极为罕见,文献中仅报道了少数病例,主要涉及浆液性或透明细胞亚型,通常与广泛的转移性疾病相关。据我们所知,这是第二例有记录的原发性ECS转移至乳腺的病例,也是首例表现为孤立性乳腺肿块的病例。 病例报告:一名68岁女性因绝经后异常子宫出血一周就诊于急诊科。子宫内膜活检确诊为ECS。分期胸腹计算机断层扫描(CT)显示左乳腺外下象限有一个11毫米的孤立肿块,伴有同侧两个腋窝淋巴结,但无远处转移、其他淋巴结肿大或腹膜种植的迹象。腹部和盆腔磁共振成像(MRI)结果与CT一致,未显示可疑的淋巴结肿大或远处转移性疾病的迹象。乳腺活检显示为乳头状癌阳性。患者接受了全子宫切除术、双侧输卵管卵巢切除术、大网膜切除术、盆腔和腰主动脉旁淋巴结切除术,以及左乳腺肿块切除术和腋窝淋巴结切除术。进行了完全减瘤手术,无肉眼可见的残留病灶。最终病理证实乳腺病变的转移来源。 结论:该病例具有临床意义,因为它强调了在遇到不常见或非典型表现时,尤其是在ECS等高分级恶性肿瘤中,考虑广泛鉴别诊断的必要性。
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