High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma after tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer. 2005

Francesco Sesti, and Lodovico Patrizi, and Beatrice Ermini, and Giampiero Palmieri, and Augusto Orlandi, and Emilio Piccione
Department of Surgery, Section of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Policlinico Tor Vergata, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. clinica.ostetrica.ginecologica@med.uniroma2.it

A case of high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma, confined into an intrauterine polypoid growth, in a woman with a history of breast cancer who was treated with adjuvant tamoxifen. Based on the findings, a high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma was diagnosed. The patient underwent a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with multiple omental biopsies. Pathological examination on multiple uterine sections showed the absence of residual tumor cells in the uterus. The endometrium showed patterns of glandular cystic hyperplasia. After 14 months of follow-up, the patient is well and free of disease. In deciding if tamoxifen therapy is warranted, all potentially life-threatening adverse events associated with tamoxifen should be considered, including endometrial adenocarcinoma or uterine sarcoma.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007044 Hysterectomy Excision of the uterus. Hysterectomies
D007150 Immunohistochemistry Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D001943 Breast Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST. Breast Cancer,Breast Tumors,Cancer of Breast,Breast Carcinoma,Cancer of the Breast,Human Mammary Carcinoma,Malignant Neoplasm of Breast,Malignant Tumor of Breast,Mammary Cancer,Mammary Carcinoma, Human,Mammary Neoplasm, Human,Mammary Neoplasms, Human,Neoplasms, Breast,Tumors, Breast,Breast Carcinomas,Breast Malignant Neoplasm,Breast Malignant Neoplasms,Breast Malignant Tumor,Breast Malignant Tumors,Breast Neoplasm,Breast Tumor,Cancer, Breast,Cancer, Mammary,Cancers, Mammary,Carcinoma, Breast,Carcinoma, Human Mammary,Carcinomas, Breast,Carcinomas, Human Mammary,Human Mammary Carcinomas,Human Mammary Neoplasm,Human Mammary Neoplasms,Mammary Cancers,Mammary Carcinomas, Human,Neoplasm, Breast,Neoplasm, Human Mammary,Neoplasms, Human Mammary,Tumor, Breast
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013629 Tamoxifen One of the SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS with tissue-specific activities. Tamoxifen acts as an anti-estrogen (inhibiting agent) in the mammary tissue, but as an estrogen (stimulating agent) in cholesterol metabolism, bone density, and cell proliferation in the ENDOMETRIUM. ICI-46,474,ICI-46474,ICI-47699,Nolvadex,Novaldex,Soltamox,Tamoxifen Citrate,Tomaxithen,Zitazonium,Citrate, Tamoxifen,ICI 46,474,ICI 46474,ICI 47699,ICI46,474,ICI46474,ICI47699
D014594 Uterine Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the UTERUS. Cancer of Uterus,Uterine Cancer,Cancer of the Uterus,Neoplasms, Uterine,Neoplasms, Uterus,Uterus Cancer,Uterus Neoplasms,Cancer, Uterine,Cancer, Uterus,Cancers, Uterine,Cancers, Uterus,Neoplasm, Uterine,Neoplasm, Uterus,Uterine Cancers,Uterine Neoplasm,Uterus Cancers,Uterus Neoplasm
D016609 Neoplasms, Second Primary Abnormal growths of tissue that follow a previous neoplasm but are not metastases of the latter. The second neoplasm may have the same or different histological type and can occur in the same or different organs as the previous neoplasm but in all cases arises from an independent oncogenic event. The development of the second neoplasm may or may not be related to the treatment for the previous neoplasm since genetic risk or predisposing factors may actually be the cause. Neoplasms, Metachronous,Neoplasms, Metachronous Second Primary,Neoplasms, Therapy-Related,Neoplasms, Treatment-Related,Second Malignancy,Second Neoplasm,Second Primary Neoplasms,Therapy-Associated Neoplasms,Therapy-Related Cancer,Treatment-Associated Neoplasms,Treatment-Related Cancer,Cancer, Second Primary,Metachronous Neoplasms,Metachronous Second Primary Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Therapy-Associated,Neoplasms, Treatment-Associated,Second Cancer,Second Primary Neoplasms, Metachronous,Therapy-Associated Cancer,Therapy-Related Neoplasms,Treatment-Associated Cancer,Treatment-Related Neoplasms,Cancer, Second,Cancer, Therapy-Associated,Cancer, Therapy-Related,Cancer, Treatment-Associated,Cancer, Treatment-Related,Cancers, Second,Cancers, Second Primary,Cancers, Therapy-Associated,Cancers, Therapy-Related,Cancers, Treatment-Associated,Cancers, Treatment-Related,Malignancies, Second,Malignancy, Second,Metachronous Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Metachronous,Neoplasm, Second,Neoplasm, Second Primary,Neoplasm, Therapy-Associated,Neoplasm, Therapy-Related,Neoplasm, Treatment-Associated,Neoplasm, Treatment-Related,Neoplasms, Second,Neoplasms, Therapy Associated,Neoplasms, Therapy Related,Neoplasms, Treatment Associated,Neoplasms, Treatment Related,Second Cancers,Second Malignancies,Second Neoplasms,Second Primary Cancer,Second Primary Cancers,Second Primary Neoplasm,Therapy Associated Cancer,Therapy Associated Neoplasms,Therapy Related Cancer,Therapy Related Neoplasms,Therapy-Associated Cancers,Therapy-Associated Neoplasm,Therapy-Related Cancers,Therapy-Related Neoplasm,Treatment Associated Cancer,Treatment Associated Neoplasms,Treatment Related Cancer,Treatment Related Neoplasms,Treatment-Associated Cancers,Treatment-Associated Neoplasm,Treatment-Related Cancers,Treatment-Related Neoplasm
D018203 Sarcoma, Endometrial Stromal A highly malignant subset of neoplasms arising from the endometrial stroma. Tumors in this group infiltrate the stroma with a wide range of atypia cells and numerous mitoses. They are capable of widespread metastases (NEOPLASM METASTASIS). Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma,Endometrial Stromal Sarcomas,Sarcomas, Endometrial Stromal,Stromal Sarcoma, Endometrial,Stromal Sarcomas, Endometrial

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