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High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma in cesarean section scar isthmocele - case report
Yi-Liang Lee1, Yin-Shiuan Bai2, Cheng-Chang Chang3
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tri-service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kang Ning General Hospital, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Objective:
Cesarean section scar defect isthmocele, the pouchlike defect in the anterior uterine wall of the prior cesarean site. No previous report of malignant neoplasm in the isthmocele have been published. We reported a case of High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma in isthmocele.
Case Report:
A 45-year-old patient with gravida 4, parity 2, two previous cesarean section presents of recurrent heavy vaginal bleeding. Curettage and hormone therapy were unsuccessful. She underwent hysteroscopic isthmoplasty. The pathology revealed high-grade sarcoma. Patient was referred to a tertiary medical center and she underwent total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, aortic & pelvic LNs dissection. The final diagnosis was High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (HG-ESS) stage IA (pT1a N0) involving isthmocele.
Conclusion:
The presence of this rare tumor in the isthmocele is very interested. We stress the necessity for a high degree of suspicion to diagnose the malignancy in perimenopausal women with isthmocele and persisted abnormal uterine bleeding.
