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Endometrial mucinous adenocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
276939
•Concept ID:
C1519859
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Endometrial Mucinous Adenocarcinoma; endometrial mucinous adenocarcinoma; endometrium mucinous adenocarcinoma; Uterine Corpus Mucinous Adenocarcinoma; uterine corpus mucinous adenocarcinoma; uterine mucinous carcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002747

Definition

A primary, usually low grade adenocarcinoma of the endometrium in which the majority of the malignant epithelial cells contain abundant intracytoplasmic mucin. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

International Endocervical Adenocarcinoma Criteria and Classification (IECC): A New Pathogenetic Classification for Invasive Adenocarcinomas of the Endocervix.
Stolnicu S, Barsan I, Hoang L, Patel P, Terinte C, Pesci A, Aviel-Ronen S, Kiyokawa T, Alvarado-Cabrero I, Pike MC, Oliva E, Park KJ, Soslow RA
Am J Surg Pathol 2018 Feb;42(2):214-226. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000986. PMID: 29135516Free PMC Article
The pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of metastatic tumors to the ovary: a comprehensive review.
Kubeček O, Laco J, Špaček J, Petera J, Kopecký J, Kubečková A, Filip S
Clin Exp Metastasis 2017 Jun;34(5):295-307. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1007/s10585-017-9856-8. PMID: 28730323Free PMC Article
Sentinel lymph node mapping and staging in endometrial cancer: A Society of Gynecologic Oncology literature review with consensus recommendations.
Holloway RW, Abu-Rustum NR, Backes FJ, Boggess JF, Gotlieb WH, Jeffrey Lowery W, Rossi EC, Tanner EJ, Wolsky RJ
Gynecol Oncol 2017 Aug;146(2):405-415. Epub 2017 May 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.05.027. PMID: 28566221Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Papillary mucinous metaplasia of the endometrium as a possible precursor of endometrial mucinous adenocarcinoma.
Yoo SH, Park BH, Choi J, Yoo J, Lee SW, Kim YM, Kim KR
Mod Pathol 2012 Nov;25(11):1496-507. Epub 2012 Jul 6 doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2012.113. PMID: 22766790

Diagnosis

Co-existence of three rare gynecological tumors in a 79-year-old woman.
Zhang H, Lerwill M
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2011 Sep;284(3):695-8. Epub 2010 Oct 2 doi: 10.1007/s00404-010-1688-6. PMID: 20886347

Clinical prediction guides

Papillary mucinous metaplasia of the endometrium as a possible precursor of endometrial mucinous adenocarcinoma.
Yoo SH, Park BH, Choi J, Yoo J, Lee SW, Kim YM, Kim KR
Mod Pathol 2012 Nov;25(11):1496-507. Epub 2012 Jul 6 doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2012.113. PMID: 22766790

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