Cervical carcinosarcoma: approach of a rare tumour in a rare location

Cervical carcinosarcoma is a very rare tumour, with less than 70 cases described in the literature. We report a case of a woman in her 60s, with an atypical presentation: a single episode of high volume serous vaginal discharge. A carcinosarcoma of the uterine cervix was diagnosed and, after exclusi...

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Published inBMJ case reports Vol. 15; no. 6; p. e249302
Main Authors Caramujo, Cecília, Reis, Sara Nunes, Marques, Rui Vale, Sousa, Gabriela
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 15.06.2022
BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects
Cancer
Carcinosarcoma - diagnostic imaging
Carcinosarcoma - surgery
Case reports
Case Reports: Rare disease
Cervix
Cervix Uteri - pathology
Cytokeratin
Female
Fibrosarcoma
Gynecological cancer
Humans
Lymphatic system
Metastasis
Molecular weight
Morphology
Multidisciplinary teams
Pathology
Proteins
Radiation therapy
Sarcoma
Surgery
Surgical outcomes
Tumors
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - pathology
Vagina
Oncology
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Gynecological cancer
Radiotherapy
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Summary:Cervical carcinosarcoma is a very rare tumour, with less than 70 cases described in the literature. We report a case of a woman in her 60s, with an atypical presentation: a single episode of high volume serous vaginal discharge. A carcinosarcoma of the uterine cervix was diagnosed and, after exclusion of distant disease, the patient was submitted to radical surgery. Due to surgical complications adjuvant treatment was not performed.
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ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2022-249302