Primary endometrial squamous cell carcinoma with extensive squamous metaplasia and dysplasia
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of endometrium is a rare entity. Only 64 cases have been documented in the literature. We report a case of 60-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented with abdominal distention and blood-stained vaginal discharge for 6-7 months. Clinically, chronic pyometra was con...
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| author | Bagga Permeet Jaswal T Datta Usha Mahajan N |
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| description | Primary squamous cell carcinoma of endometrium is a rare entity. Only 64 cases have been documented in the literature. We report a case of 60-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented with abdominal distention and blood-stained vaginal discharge for 6-7 months. Clinically, chronic pyometra was considered. Total abdominal hysterectomy was performed and histopathologically, it was diagnosed as a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of endometrium with extensive squamous metaplasia and dysplasia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79280caba9904d788ba8f2d688ca0e522022-12-21T18:22:43ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292008-04-01512267268Primary endometrial squamous cell carcinoma with extensive squamous metaplasia and dysplasiaBagga PermeetJaswal TDatta UshaMahajan NPrimary squamous cell carcinoma of endometrium is a rare entity. Only 64 cases have been documented in the literature. We report a case of 60-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented with abdominal distention and blood-stained vaginal discharge for 6-7 months. Clinically, chronic pyometra was considered. Total abdominal hysterectomy was performed and histopathologically, it was diagnosed as a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of endometrium with extensive squamous metaplasia and dysplasia.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2008;volume=51;issue=2;spage=267;epage=268;aulast=BaggaDysplasiaendometriummetaplasiaprimarypyometrasquamous cell carcinoma |
| spellingShingle | Bagga Permeet Jaswal T Datta Usha Mahajan N Primary endometrial squamous cell carcinoma with extensive squamous metaplasia and dysplasia Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology Dysplasia endometrium metaplasia primary pyometra squamous cell carcinoma |
| title | Primary endometrial squamous cell carcinoma with extensive squamous metaplasia and dysplasia |
| title_full | Primary endometrial squamous cell carcinoma with extensive squamous metaplasia and dysplasia |
| title_fullStr | Primary endometrial squamous cell carcinoma with extensive squamous metaplasia and dysplasia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary endometrial squamous cell carcinoma with extensive squamous metaplasia and dysplasia |
| title_short | Primary endometrial squamous cell carcinoma with extensive squamous metaplasia and dysplasia |
| title_sort | primary endometrial squamous cell carcinoma with extensive squamous metaplasia and dysplasia |
| topic | Dysplasia endometrium metaplasia primary pyometra squamous cell carcinoma |
| url | http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2008;volume=51;issue=2;spage=267;epage=268;aulast=Bagga |
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