Nair Smriti, Shelukar Sanjna, Kornbleuth Sydney, Gillan Grant, Hansinger Emily, Rhoades Ruben, Ravindran Lakshmi, Kuchera Timothy
Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Department of Pathology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Case Rep Oncol Med. 2025 Jul 9;2025:5586309. doi: 10.1155/crom/5586309. eCollection 2025.
Eosinophilia is a common systemic reaction to allergy, parasitic infection, or drug hypersensitivity. Rarely, it manifests as a paraneoplastic phenomenon, most commonly secondary to hematologic malignancies or extensive metastatic disease in solid tumors. There is scarce literature attributing peripheral eosinophilia to solid organ malignancies, especially gynecologic malignancies. We present the first reported case of peripheral eosinophilia secondary to high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (HGESS). A postmenopausal woman presented with weakness, urinary incontinence, and marked peripheral eosinophilia. An unremarkable infectious workup prompted further imaging, which revealed a uterine mass. She underwent total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, after which her eosinophilia resolved. Histopathology confirmed HGESS. One month later, the patient re-presented with recurrent eosinophilia and was found to have new metastatic lesions on CT abdomen/pelvis. She elected to pursue hospice care. This case highlights a rare and atypical presentation of an aggressive uterine malignancy underscoring peripheral eosinophilia as a potential marker of underlying malignancy.
嗜酸性粒细胞增多是对过敏、寄生虫感染或药物超敏反应的常见全身反应。很少情况下,它表现为副肿瘤现象,最常见于血液系统恶性肿瘤或实体瘤广泛转移的疾病。将外周嗜酸性粒细胞增多归因于实体器官恶性肿瘤(尤其是妇科恶性肿瘤)的文献很少。我们报告了首例继发于高级别子宫内膜间质肉瘤(HGESS)的外周嗜酸性粒细胞增多病例。一名绝经后女性出现乏力、尿失禁和明显的外周嗜酸性粒细胞增多。感染检查无异常促使进一步影像学检查,结果发现子宫肿块。她接受了全子宫切除术加双侧输卵管卵巢切除术,术后嗜酸性粒细胞增多症得到缓解。组织病理学证实为HGESS。一个月后,患者再次出现复发性嗜酸性粒细胞增多,CT腹部/盆腔检查发现有新的转移病灶。她选择接受临终关怀。该病例突出了侵袭性子宫恶性肿瘤罕见且非典型的表现,强调外周嗜酸性粒细胞增多作为潜在恶性肿瘤标志物的意义。