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

Liver recurrence in early endometrial cancer with focal myometrial invasion

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
  • 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. songsong2000@gmail.com
  • 3Department of Pathology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.

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

  • 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).

  • 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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