Malignant mixed Mullerian tumor of the uterine cervix with neuroendocrine differentiation

Malignant mixed Mullerian tumors (MMMTs) are rare neoplasms. We report the clinical, pathologic, and immunohistochemical features of an MMMT primary of uterine cervix. This lesion was composed of a poorly differentiated epithelial component (cytokeratin positive) and a spindle cell component (viment...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of gynecological cancer 2002-03, Vol.12 (2), p.223-227
Hauptverfasser: Ribeiro-Silva, A, Novello-Vilar, A, Cunha-Mercante, A. M, De Angelo Andrade, L. A. L
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Zusammenfassung:Malignant mixed Mullerian tumors (MMMTs) are rare neoplasms. We report the clinical, pathologic, and immunohistochemical features of an MMMT primary of uterine cervix. This lesion was composed of a poorly differentiated epithelial component (cytokeratin positive) and a spindle cell component (vimentin positive) with heterologous (myoblastic) differentiation (focal 1A4 positive). There were also cells with neuroendocrine features that expressed S-100 and chromogranin A. Along with a brief review of this amazing neoplasm, some histogenetic concepts relevant to this case are discussed. To our knowledge this is the first report of a malignant mixed Mullerian tumor of the uterine cervix with neuroendocrine differentiation.
ISSN:1048-891X
1525-1438
DOI:10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200203000-00016