Invasive endometrial adenocarcinoma and missed abortion: A case report

Background: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in the United States; however, reports of endometrial cancer diagnosed in the setting of intrauterine gestation are rare. Case: We describe the case of a clinical stage IA grade 1 endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma diagnosed a...

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Main Authors: Nicole B. Gaulin, Lakshmi Harinath, Sharon Liang, Thomas C. Krivak, Eirwen M. Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Gynecologic Oncology Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578919301201
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Summary:Background: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in the United States; however, reports of endometrial cancer diagnosed in the setting of intrauterine gestation are rare. Case: We describe the case of a clinical stage IA grade 1 endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma diagnosed at the time of D&C performed for missed abortion in a gravida 1 para 0 female with no identifiable risk factors. Fertility-sparing treatment, with combined oral megestrol acetate and levonorgestrel intrauterine system, was used to manage this incidentally-diagnosed carcinoma with endometrial sampling every 3 months. Keywords: Endometrial cancer, Missed abortion, Spontaneous abortion, Intrauterine progestin, Fertility sparing treatment
ISSN:2352-5789