Sertoliform Endometrioid Carcinoma of Ovary Presenting as Abdominal Wall Abscess

Sertoliform endometrioid carcinoma (SEC) is a rare epithelial ovarian cancer which may be mistaken for sex cord tumour on microscopy. Immunohistochemistry and extensive sampling of tumour to look for areas of conventional endometrioid carcinoma are important to confirm the diagnosis of SEC. We repor...

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Autores principales: Subbaiah, Murali, Dorairajan, Gowri, Badhe, Bhawana A., Stephen, Norton S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6332725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30692822
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmh.JMH_47_18
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Sumario:Sertoliform endometrioid carcinoma (SEC) is a rare epithelial ovarian cancer which may be mistaken for sex cord tumour on microscopy. Immunohistochemistry and extensive sampling of tumour to look for areas of conventional endometrioid carcinoma are important to confirm the diagnosis of SEC. We report a case of SEC of ovary in a postmenopausal lady who presented to us with abdominal wall abscess in epigastric region.

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