ABNORMAL VAGINAL BLEEDING FROM ENDOMETRIAL POLYPS IN A WOMAN RECEIVING TAMOXIFEN THERAPY FOR BREAST-CANCER - REPORT OF A CASE

We report herein the case of a woman receiving tamoxifen therapy for b reast cancer who developed vaginal bleeding, subsequently found to be caused by unusual endometrial polyps. Upon presentation, ultrasonograp hy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a tumor within th e uterus. A hysterectomy was performed, and macroscopic examination sh owed polyp-like lesions of the uterus. Histologically, these polyps de monstrated cystically dilated glands and stromal proliferation, and we re diagnosed as endometrial polyps. Although tamoxifen has few side ef fects, any signs or symptoms of gynecological abnormalities should be carefully evaluated in patients on long-term tamoxifen therapy.