J Gynecol Oncol.  2009 Sep;20(3):195-197. 10.3802/jgo.2009.20.3.195.

A single horn endometrial carcinoma of a uterus bicornis unicollis

• Dane C
• Tatar Z
• Dane B
• Erqinbas M
• Cetin A

• KMID: 2173455
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3802/jgo.2009.20.3.195

Abstract

In this report, we describe a case of endometrial carcinoma arising in one horn of a bicornuate uterus. The diagnosis of this rare combination can be missed unless an unrecognized postmenopausal bleeding alerts the gynecologist to make a careful search for both endometrial cavities that may be curetted. Physicians should remember the possible existence of a separate uterine cavity when endometrial cancer is clinically suspected but histology fails to confirm the diagnosis.

Keyword

Endometrial cancer; Bicornuate uterus; Single horn carcinoma; Postmenopausal bleeding

MeSH Terms

Animals
Endometrial Neoplasms
Female
Hemorrhage
Horns
Uterus

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Hysterectomy specimen showing uterus bicornis unicollis.

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  Fig. 2 Pathology specimen showing left horn with obvious polypoidal tumour and apparently normal right horn.

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