Obstet Gynecol Sci.  2013 Sep;56(5):338-340.

Liver recurrence in early endometrial cancer with focal myometrial invasion

• Park JW
• Hwang SO
• Choi SJ
• Lee BI
• Park JH
• Song ES

Abstract

Endometrial cancer is the most common malignancy of the female genital tract. The cancer spreads by direct extension, transtubal dissemination, lymphatic dissemination, and/or by hematogenous spread, usually results in lung metastasis, but may less commonly involve liver, brain, and bone. Here, we describe a patient with stage IA endometrial cancer who developed liver recurrence 17 months after surgery.

Keyword

Endometrial cancer; Liver; Recurrence

MeSH Terms

Brain
Endometrial Neoplasms
Female
Humans
Liver
Lung
Neoplasm Metastasis
Recurrence

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Abdomino-pelvic computed tomography showed fluid filled distended uterus within enhancing nodular masses. (B) The tumor via endometrium consist of moderate differentiated endometrioid adenocarcinoma, grade 2 (H&E, ×100).

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  Fig. 2 (A) Positron emission tomography-computed tomography showed recurrent mass with abnormal fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the liver. (B) The smear of the aspirate from the hepatic lesion is markedly hypocellularity, disclosing a few loose clusters and cytological features show possibility of adenocarcinoma (PAP stain, ×200).

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