Cytological diagnosis of malignant mixed müllerian tumor of the uterus in ascitic fluid

Anticancer Res. 2000 Sep-Oct;20(5C):4005-8.

Abstract

The malignant mixed Mullerian tumour (MMMT) is a rare and aggressive neoplasm of the uterus, seen in postmenopausal women. In this case, an uncommon neoplasm was diagnosed cytologically in the ascitic fluid of a woman 58 years old and was confirmed histologically after hysterectomy and bilateral adnexectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ascitic Fluid / pathology*
  • Cytodiagnosis / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Middle Aged
  • Mixed Tumor, Mullerian / pathology*
  • Mixed Tumor, Mullerian / surgery
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery