Clear cell carcinoma of the sigmoid mesocolon: a tumor of the secondary müllerian system

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Jan;162(1):161-3. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(90)90840-4.

Abstract

Clear cell carcinoma was found in the sigmoid mesocolon of a 54-year-old woman, 6 years after the removal of all ovarian tissue. This tumor is of müllerian origin. In addition to the müllerian structures proper--the fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, and upper vagina--a "secondary müllerian system" is present diffusely throughout the pelvis and lower abdomen. This case represents a tumor of the secondary müllerian system.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Colonic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Colonic Diseases / pathology
  • Colonic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cysts / diagnostic imaging
  • Cysts / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mullerian Ducts*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed