Korean J Obstet Gynecol.
2008 Mar;51(3):350-354.
A case of malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor (MMMT) of the uterine cervix
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan, Cheonan, Korea. jgsunwoo@schch.co.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan, Cheonan, Korea.
- 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jeju National University Hospital, Cheju, Korea.
Abstract
- Malignant mixed mullerian tumors (MMMT) are rare biphasic malignant neoplasm with two components of carcinoma and sarcoma. The most common site of occurrence in female genital tract is the uterine corpus. MMMT of the cervix is extremely rare. MMMT of uterine corpus is highly malignant and the prognosis is poor. Surgery is treatment of choice of uterine cerivx MMMT. The clinicopathologic characteristics of tumor and treatment are uncertain because of lack of clinical data. We experienced one case of malignant mixed mullerian tumor of uterine cervix and report our experience with a brief review of literature.