[Endometrial carcino-sarcoma in a young woman with Turner syndrome (author's transl)]. 1979

A Mosel

Endometrial carcino-sarcoma is a rare rapidly growing mixed muellerian tumor. The pathogenesis of this tumor is not definitely known. However, the current explanation favors the theory of the growth of this tumor from pluripotential sub-epithelial cells. The incidence of the tumor is increased in post-menopausal women. Many of these women have a history of radiotherapy of the genital organs for benign gynaecological disease. A causal relationship between occurence of carcino-sarcoma and estrogen treatment as in carcinoma of the endometrium is not mentioned in the literature. The clinical signs and symptoms are non-specific as in many other malignant tumors of the uterine body. The prognosis is very bad. The average survival from the onset of the first symptoms is only a few months. The treatment of choice appears to be total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Radical operations and ancillary radiotherapy and chemotherapy do not appear to improve the survival rate. The extremely rare coincidence of a carcino-sarcoma in a young woman with Turner Syndrome gonadal dysgenesis after five years of treatment with estrogen led to the present case report.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007044 Hysterectomy Excision of the uterus. Hysterectomies
D002296 Carcinosarcoma A malignant neoplasm that contains elements of carcinoma and sarcoma so extensively intermixed as to indicate neoplasia of epithelial and mesenchymal tissue. (Stedman, 25th ed) Carcinosarcomas
D004967 Estrogens Compounds that interact with ESTROGEN RECEPTORS in target tissues to bring about the effects similar to those of ESTRADIOL. Estrogens stimulate the female reproductive organs, and the development of secondary female SEX CHARACTERISTICS. Estrogenic chemicals include natural, synthetic, steroidal, or non-steroidal compounds. Estrogen,Estrogen Effect,Estrogen Effects,Estrogen Receptor Agonists,Estrogenic Agents,Estrogenic Compounds,Estrogenic Effect,Estrogenic Effects,Agents, Estrogenic,Agonists, Estrogen Receptor,Compounds, Estrogenic,Effects, Estrogen,Effects, Estrogenic,Receptor Agonists, Estrogen
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000367 Age Factors Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time. Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age
D014424 Turner Syndrome A syndrome of defective gonadal development in phenotypic females associated with the karyotype 45,X (or 45,XO). Patients generally are of short stature with undifferentiated GONADS (streak gonads), SEXUAL INFANTILISM, HYPOGONADISM, webbing of the neck, cubitus valgus, elevated GONADOTROPINS, decreased ESTRADIOL level in blood, and CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS. NOONAN SYNDROME (also called Pseudo-Turner Syndrome and Male Turner Syndrome) resembles this disorder; however, it occurs in males and females with a normal karyotype and is inherited as an autosomal dominant. Bonnevie-Ullrich Syndrome,Gonadal Dysgenesis, 45,X,Gonadal Dysgenesis, XO,Monosomy X,Status Bonnevie-Ullrich,Turner's Syndrome,Ullrich-Turner Syndrome,Bonnevie Ullrich Syndrome,Status Bonnevie Ullrich,Syndrome, Ullrich-Turner,Turners Syndrome,Ullrich Turner Syndrome,XO Gonadal Dysgenesis
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

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