2 CASES OF ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA ARISING FROM ATYPICAL POLYPOID ADENOMYOMA

Authors
SUGIYAMA T OHTA S NISHIDA T OKURA N TANABE K YAKUSHIJI M
Citation
T. Sugiyama et al., 2 CASES OF ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA ARISING FROM ATYPICAL POLYPOID ADENOMYOMA, Gynecologic oncology (Print), 71(1), 1998, pp. 141-144
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,"Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Gynecologic oncology (Print) → ACNP
ISSN journal
00908258
Volume
71
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
141 - 144
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-8258(1998)71:1<141:2COEAA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Atypical polypoid adenomyoma (APA) most frequently presents as an endo metrial polyp in premenopausal women and is believed to follow a benig n course. In hysterectomy specimens from postmenopausal Japanease wome n, the endometrium contained an APA with an area of endometrial adenoc arcinoma. A convincing transition zone between the APA and the adenoca rcinoma was seen in our cases, suggesting that APA may develop into en dometrial adenocarcinoma in postmenopausal women. (C) 1998 Academic Pr ess.