Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors. A case report

Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2010;31(4):456-8.

Abstract

Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors (UTROSCT) are rare, usually benign, polypoid or nodular neoplasms which generally arise in the fourth to sixth decade of life. We report a case of a 74-year-old woman who presented with vaginal bleeding and remarkable uterine enlargement. Abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed and a diagnosis of UTROSCT was made. Immunohistochemistry is mandatory for a correct diagnosis and a panel of at least two markers of sex cord differentiation is recommended. Differential diagnoses include leiomyosarcoma, UTROSCT and ESTSCLE, mixed müllerian tumor and metastatic ovarian sex cord tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Calbindin 2
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Inhibins / analysis
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / analysis
  • Sex Cord-Gonadal Stromal Tumors / chemistry
  • Sex Cord-Gonadal Stromal Tumors / pathology*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Calbindin 2
  • S100 Calcium Binding Protein G
  • Inhibins