Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences (Jan 2016)

Malignant mixed Mullerian tumor: A rare case report

  • Prasmit Amit Shah,
  • Vikas Shyamraj Singh,
  • Prakash M Roplekar,
  • S Sudhamani,
  • Surekha Bhalekar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/2321-4848.183339
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 105 – 108

Abstract

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Malignant mixed Mullerian tumor of the uterus, also called carcinosarcoma, is a very rare and aggressive type of malignancy with epithelial and mesenchymal components. Therefore, it is considered a metaplastic carcinoma. Predominantly these carcinomas are found in postmenopausal women presenting with uterine bleeding and uterine enlargement. We represent a case of a 60-year-old female with complaints of pain in the abdomen and bleeding per vaginum. Hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed and a diagnosis of malignant mixed Mullerian tumor of the uterus was made.

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