Synchronous Primary Carcinoma of Cervix and Endometrium

Authors

  • Divya Madhala Sri Ramachandra Medical college and Research Institute , Chennai , India
  • Gouthaman Shanmugasundaram Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India
  • Sai Shalini Chinnathambi Narayanan Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India
  • Jaya Vijayaraghavan Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India

Abstract

Introduction: Synchronous primary tumours in the female genital tract are rare. Even rarer are the synchronous tumours involving the cervix and endometrium . We describe a rare case of cervical squamous cell carcinoma and endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma in a 62-year-old woman .

Case report A 62-year-old  female presented with post menopausal bleeding for  4 months duration. Per vaginal examination showed a cervical growth . Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass in the cervical region and extension into the body and fundus of the uterine cavity. Radical hysterectomy(Type III hysterectomy) was done. The pathology revealed synchronous occurrence of primary neoplasms of squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix and adenocarcinoma of the endometrium.

Conclusion Synchronous malignancies of endometrium and cervix are rare. Surgical treatment is radical surgery- Type 3 hysterectomy with bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection. The knowledge of occurrence of synchronous primaries is needed to plan appropriate adjuvant treatment.

 

DOI: 10.21276/APALM.1073

Author Biographies

Divya Madhala, Sri Ramachandra Medical college and Research Institute , Chennai , India

Department of Pathology 

PostGraduate in MD Pathology

Gouthaman Shanmugasundaram, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India

Associate Professor, Department of surgical oncology

Sai Shalini Chinnathambi Narayanan, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology

Jaya Vijayaraghavan, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India

Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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26-03-2017

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Madhala D, Shanmugasundaram G, Chinnathambi Narayanan SS, Vijayaraghavan J. Synchronous Primary Carcinoma of Cervix and Endometrium. Ann of Pathol and Lab Med [Internet]. 2017 Mar. 26 [cited 2025 Dec. 7];4(2):C33-36. Available from: https://pacificejournals.com/journal/index.php/apalm/article/view/apalm1073

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2017)

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Case Report

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