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Case Report
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2006;49(9):1993-1998. Published online September 1, 2006.
- A case of low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma with multiple metastasis.
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Han Byoul Cho, Jae Hoon Kim, Soon Won Hong, Hyun Joon Lee, Min Kyoung Kim, Sung Hoon Kim, Young Tae Kim, Jae Wook Kim
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1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yong Dong Severance Hospital, Korea. jaehoonkim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
2Department of Pathology, Yong Dong Severance Hospital, Korea.
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Collage of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Abstract
- Uterine sarcomas are rare tumors of mesodermal origin and constitute 2-6% of uterine malignancies. They are classified into leiomyosarcoma (LMS), malignant mixed mullerian tumors (MMMTs), and endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) by histologic types. Endometrial stromal sarcomas account for about 7-15% of uterine sarcomas, about 0.2% of female genital tract malignancies. Endometrial stromal sarcomas are divided into endometrial stromal nodule, low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma, and high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma on the basis of mitotic activity and vascular invasion. Clinical outcome of low-grade endometrial sarcoma is better than that of high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma and has a propensity for slow metastasis. We have experienced a case of low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma with multiple metastasis in a 41-year-old woman and was treated by surgical resection and combination chemotherapy, which is presented with a review of brief literature.
Keywords :Low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS);Multiple metastasis
