Malignant mixed Mullerian tumor: A rare case report

• Main Authors: Prasmit Amit Shah, Vikas Shyamraj Singh, Prakash M Roplekar, S Sudhamani, Surekha Bhalekar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
• Series: Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Subjects: Carcinosarcoma; malignant mixed Mullerian tumor; uterus
• Online Access: http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2016;volume=4;issue=1;spage=105;epage=108;aulast=Shah

Malignant mixed Mullerian tumor of the uterus, also called carcinosarcoma, is a very rare and aggressive type of malignancy with epithelial and mesenchymal components. Therefore, it is considered a metaplastic carcinoma. Predominantly these carcinomas are found in postmenopausal women presenting with uterine bleeding and uterine enlargement. We represent a case of a 60-year-old female with complaints of pain in the abdomen and bleeding per vaginum. Hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed and a diagnosis of malignant mixed Mullerian tumor of the uterus was made.