Dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma: A report of three cases and review of the literature. 2017

Ryo Yokomizo, and Kyosuke Yamada, and Yasushi Iida, and Takako Kiyokawa, and Kazu Ueda, and Motoaki Saito, and Nozomu Yanaihara, and Mayo Nakamura, and Aikou Okamoto
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.

Dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma, which is defined microscopically as the co-existence of undifferentiated carcinoma and grade 1 or 2 endometrioid adenocarcinoma, is an aggressive type of cancer regardless of the percentage of undifferentiated components. It is reported that undifferentiated carcinoma comprises 9% of endometrial carcinoma. The percentage of dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma has been hypothesized to be 40% of undifferentiated carcinoma. A precise pathological diagnosis is essential for defining the appropriate therapeutic approach and prognosis. Furthermore, since there is an association between dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma and Lynch syndrome, it is important to identify the patient's genetic background. The current case report presents three cases of dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma treated in our hospital. In immunohistochemical staining for DNA mismatch-repair (MMR) proteins in dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma, the components of undifferentiated carcinoma demonstrated a loss of MMR protein expression, and it is suspected that there may be a germline mutation in these cases. Therefore, Lynch syndrome should be suspected and the appropriate genetic approaches in cases of dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma should be considered.

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