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An Orthotopic Endometrial Cancer Model with Retroperitoneal Lymphadenopathy Made From In Vivo Propagated and Cultured VX2 Cells
Published on: September 12, 2019
Breast carcinoma metastatic to endometrial polyp
L G Sullivan1, J L Sullivan, W F Fairey
1Department of Pathology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
Gynecologic Oncology
|October 1, 1990
Summary
A rare case of breast cancer metastasizing to an endometrial polyp in an elderly woman highlights the importance of considering extrapelvic primary tumors in uterine mass diagnoses.
Area of Science:
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Pathology
- Oncology
Background:
- Metastatic disease to the endometrium is uncommon.
- Endometrial polyps can rarely harbor metastatic carcinoma.
- Extrapelvic metastases should be considered in the differential diagnosis of uterine masses.
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