Invasive endometrial adenocarcinoma and missed abortion: A case report

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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spelling doaj-9f030d3d042e4cb79a7c606b0d7189f12020-11-25T00:52:26ZengElsevierGynecologic Oncology Reports2352-57892020-02-0131Invasive endometrial adenocarcinoma and missed abortion: A case reportNicole B. Gaulin0Lakshmi Harinath1Sharon Liang2Thomas C. Krivak3Eirwen M. Miller4Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, West Penn Hospital/Allegheny Health Network, United StatesDepartment of Pathology, West Penn Hospital/Allegheny Health Network, United StatesDepartment of Pathology, West Penn Hospital/Allegheny Health Network, United StatesDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, West Penn Hospital/Allegheny Health Network, United StatesDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, West Penn Hospital/Allegheny Health Network, United States; Corresponding author at: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, West Penn Hospital/Allegheny Health Network, 4815 Liberty Ave Suite 310 Pittsburgh, PA 15224, United States.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 treatmenthttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578919301201
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Eirwen M. Miller
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title Invasive endometrial adenocarcinoma and missed abortion: A case report
title_short Invasive endometrial adenocarcinoma and missed abortion: A case report
title_full Invasive endometrial adenocarcinoma and missed abortion: A case report
title_fullStr Invasive endometrial adenocarcinoma and missed abortion: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Invasive endometrial adenocarcinoma and missed abortion: A case report
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series Gynecologic Oncology Reports
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publishDate 2020-02-01
description 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
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