Synchronous uterine adenocarcinoma and leiomyosarcoma: A rare case report causing a clinical conundrum.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Synchronous gynecologic primary cancers are uncommon. When present, the most frequent malignancies consist of endometrial and ovarian carcinomas. Here we report an exceedingly rare case of concurrent uterine adenocarcinoma and leiomyosarcoma.

Case presentation

A 60 year-old female presented with four years of postmenopausal bleeding. An endometrial sampling showed grade 2 endometrioid adenocarcinoma. She proceeded with hysterectomy that contained an anterior endometrial mass and a posterior myometrial mass. The final pathology demonstrated concurrent uterine adenocarcinoma and leiomyosarcoma.

Discussion

To the best of our knowledge, this is the third reported case of simultaneous uterine adenocarcinoma and leiomyosarcoma. As this presentation is infrequen

SUBMITTER: Crean KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4821445 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature