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CASE REPORT article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1472416
This article is part of the Research Topic The Impact of Advancing Global Oncology: Towards Equity in Precision Prevention and Medicine View all 3 articles

Case report: Carcinosarcoma of Uterus in nulliparous women

Provisionally accepted
Feiyue Sun Feiyue Sun Xuelei Li Xuelei Li *Luyao Kang Luyao Kang Yiran Wang Yiran Wang *Hongyu Li Hongyu Li *Hai Zhu Hai Zhu *
  • Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

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    Uterine carcinosarcoma (UCS), or malignant mixed Müllerian tumor, is a cancer that include both carcinomatous and sarcomatous components, resembling endometrial carcinoma. A 55-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with postmenopausal vaginal bleeding. Gross examination of the specimen revealed brittle tissue in the fundus and the left wall of the endometrium. Postoperative pathology revealed a mixture of well-differentiated endometrioid adenocarcinoma and osteosarcoma. The patient was never given birth, which may be relevant to the diagnosis. Literature review suggests that being nulliparous may be a significant risk factor for developing uterine carcinosarcoma.In December 2023, a 55-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital with postmenopausal vaginal bleeding. Hysteroscopic surgery was performed, and the postoperative pathology showed endometrial cancer accompanied by ossified tissue with necrosis. The immunohistochemical results indicated positive Estrogen receptors (ER), positive Progesterone receptors (PR), ki67 positivity at 70%, negative PTEN, mutated positive p53, focal positive Pax-8, positive SATB2, positive Cytokeratin 7 (CK7), positive EMA and positive Vimentin (Vim). The patient was diagnosed with Uterine carcinosarcoma. On December 18, 2023, the patient underwent partial vaginal resection, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic lymph node dissection, and a sub-extensive laparoscopic hysterectomy. Postoperatively, the patients received radiotherapy and four cycles of chemotherapy in the DC regimen. As of July 2024, laboratory and impact test results showed no tumor recurrence. The patient's diseasefree survival (DFS) was seven months.The rate of childless in patients with uterine carcinosarcoma is at a high level.

    Keywords: Carcinosarcoma of uterus, Nulliparous women, Malignant mixed Müllerian tumor, endometrial carcinoma, case report

    Received: 29 Jul 2024; Accepted: 22 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Sun, Li, Kang, Wang, Li and Zhu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Xuelei Li, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
    Yiran Wang, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
    Hongyu Li, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
    Hai Zhu, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

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