High grade uterine adenosarcoma with sarcomatous overgrowth in a young woman amenable to primary surgical reduction: A case study and literature review.

ABSTRACT: Mullerian adenosarcomas are rare and often low-grade mixed tumors that typically respond well to optimal surgical resection. However, adenosarcoma with sarcomatous overgrowth (ASSO) is a high-grade mixed tumor commonly associated with invasion, metastasis, and a poor prognosis. The health care providers herein report a case study of a patient diagnosed with ASSO who has maintained remission status for 19 months following radical surgical resection alone. The patient, a 24-year-old Caucasian female without significant medical history, initially complained of abdominal fullness, pelvic pressure, altered menses, and unintentional weight loss. A necrotic cervical mass was present on the exam; mass biopsy revealed spindle cell sarcoma with rhabdomyosarcomatous differentiation. The patient under

SUBMITTER: Dowding DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8749193 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature