Occult metastasis of cervical squamous cell carcinoma in subserosal leiomyoma of uterus: A case report
Occult metastasis in uterine subserosal leiomyoma from squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of uterine cervix is rarely reported. A 50-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with acute abdominal symptoms. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed an over 20 cm pelvic tumor. The patient underwent a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Human Pathology: Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330020300481 |
| Summary: | Occult metastasis in uterine subserosal leiomyoma from squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of uterine cervix is rarely reported. A 50-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with acute abdominal symptoms. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed an over 20 cm pelvic tumor. The patient underwent a surgical excision of the tumor which was found to be a pedunculated subserosal leiomyoma of uterus. However, histopathological examination showed a leiomyoma with metastatic SCC confirmed by immunohistochemistry. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-3300 |