Any. Cheung et al., MIXED LOW-GRADE AND HIGH-GRADE ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL SARCOMA OF UTERUS - DIFFERENCES ON IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY AND CHROMOSOME IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION, Journal of Clinical Pathology, 49(7), 1996, pp. 604-607
A case of a 64 year old woman with a tumour of the uterus is reported.
The patient presented with postmenopausal bleeding and subsequently u
nderwent total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Secti
ons of the tumour showed a low grade endometrial stromal sarcoma coexi
sting with areas consistent with high grade sarcoma. The sarcoma cells
, in both the low and high grade areas, were positive for vimentin and
negative for desmin and cytokeratin on immunohistochemistry. While th
e sarcoma cells in the low grade region showed immunoreactivity for oe
strogen and progestogen receptors, those in the high grade region did
not, Using chromosome in situ hybridisation, the low grade portion of
the sarcoma was diploid for chromosomes X, 11, 12, and 17, whereas the
more anaplastic areas were aneuploid for these chromosomes, This case
may represent an example of high grade endometrial stromal sarcoma ar
ising by dedifferentiation from a low grade stromal sarcoma, Adequate
sampling is important in identifying such anaplastic changes as the or
igin of the tumour will affect patient management.