Endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma in a premenopausal woman with multiple organ metastases

Nirmala Srikantia; B Rekha; A.G. Rajeev; Suman Kalyan

doi:10.4103/0971-5851.60053

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2009; 30(02): 80-83
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.60053

CASE REPORT

Endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma in a premenopausal woman with multiple organ metastases

Authors

Nirmala Srikantia

Department of Radiotherapy, M S Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, MSRIT Post, Bangalore - 560085, India
B Rekha

Department of Radiotherapy, M S Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, MSRIT Post, Bangalore - 560085, India
A.G. Rajeev

Department of Radiotherapy, M S Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, MSRIT Post, Bangalore - 560085, India
Suman Kalyan

Department of Radiotherapy, M S Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, MSRIT Post, Bangalore - 560085, India

Abstract

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Abstract

Endometrial adenocarcinoma is the third common malignancy of the female genital tract occurring most often in the postmenopausal age group. High tumor grade, advanced surgical stage, and lymphovascular space invasion are implicated as poor prognostic factors for dissemination of disease. We present an unusual case of endometrial adenocarcinoma in a premenopausal woman with simultaneous metastases in brain, liver, skin and skeletal system, within one month of completion of treatment. The role of adjuvant/concurrent chemotherapy in addition to radiotherapy in high risk cases is discussed along with the review of literature.

Keywords

Adjuvant chemotherapy - endometrial carcinoma - multiple organ metastases

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