Malignant mixed Müllerian tumor of the fallopian tube: Case report and literature review

Carcinosarcoma, also known as malignant mixed Müllerian tumor (MMMT), includes both malignant epithelial and mesenchymal elements. While the endometrium is the most frequent known site for carcinosarcomas, their development in the fallopian tube is rare condition, only accounting for 0.1 to 0.5% amo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Experimental and therapeutic medicine 2022-02, Vol.23 (2), p.177, Article 177
Hauptverfasser: Cozlea, Alexandra Lavinia, Gheorghe, Mihai, Kiss, Szilard Leo, Fandi, Anas, Stanca, Mihai, Mocan, Simona, Căpîlna, Mihai Emil, Bacalbașa, Nicolae, Moldovan, Andreea Anamaria
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Zusammenfassung:Carcinosarcoma, also known as malignant mixed Müllerian tumor (MMMT), includes both malignant epithelial and mesenchymal elements. While the endometrium is the most frequent known site for carcinosarcomas, their development in the fallopian tube is rare condition, only accounting for 0.1 to 0.5% among all gynecological malignancies. Fallopian tube MMMT is associated with an aggressive progression. A total of 94 previous case reports were reviewed and divided, after applying the exclusion criteria, into 2 groups: No evidence of disease (NED) Group including 33 patients reported to be without any residual disease at the end of the follow-up period; death of disease (DOD) Group including 51 patients who died due to the progression of fallopian carcinosarcoma or its complications. The gathered data were statistically analyzed together with a case from our clinical experience: a 65-year-old postmenopausal patient with a final histological diagnosis of fallopian carcinosarcoma staged FIGO IC2, synchronous with a serous endometrial intraepithelial carcinoma. Patient age between 41 and 60 years, symptoms at presentation and computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tumor evidence are prognostic factors (P
ISSN:1792-0981
1792-1015
DOI:10.3892/etm.2021.11100