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Sun Y, Lin S, Wu W, Nie F, Liu Y, Wen J, Cheng X, Liu Q, Wang Y, Ren F. Whether surgical procedure can improve the prognosis of endometrial cancer arising in adenomyosis (EC-AIA)? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Surg 2024; 110:3072-3080. [PMID: 38445439 PMCID: PMC11093450 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000001234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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PURPOSE Endometrial cancer arising in adenomyosis (EC-AIA) is frequently detected accidentally following a general hysterectomy for adenomyosis. Whether supplemental lymphadenectomy in patients with EC-AIA can improve the survival outcome remains inconclusive. Herein, the authors summarized the data of patients with EC-AIA and further explored the impact of lymphadenectomy on the prognosis of these patients. METHODS Five electronic databases, namely MEDLINE, Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were employed for searching articles from inception to May 2023. RESULTS In total, 38 eligible studies enrolling 56 patients were included. Of these, 44 patients had a traceable prognosis. Kaplan-Meier curves demonstrated that patients who had undergone lymphadenectomy had a better progression-free survival (PFS) compared with those who had not undergone lymphadenectomy ( P =0.016), but there was no difference in overall survival. Univariable ( P =0.025, HR=0.25, 95% CI=0.08-0.84) and multivariable ( P =0.042, HR=0.13, 95% CI=0.020-0.930) Cox regression analyses revealed that lymphadenectomy was an independent protective factor for PFS. CONCLUSION For patients diagnosed with EC-AIA following hysterectomy for benign disease, further supplementary lymphadenectomy is recommended to improve PFS.
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- Yi Sun
- Deparment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei
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- Deparment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou
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- Deparment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou
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- Department of Gynecology, The Anyang Cancer Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, Anyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Deparment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou
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- Deparment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou
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- Deparment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou
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- Deparment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou
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- Deparment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou
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Endometrial Cancer Arising in Adenomyosis (EC-AIA): A Systematic Review. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15041142. [PMID: 36831484 PMCID: PMC9953860 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15041142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Endometrial cancer arising in adenomyosis (EC-AIA) is a rare uterine disease characterized by the malignant transformation of the ectopic endometrium within the adenomyotic foci. Clinicopathological and survival data are mostly limited to case reports and a few cohort studies. We aimed to assess the clinicopathological features and survival outcomes of women with EC-AIA through a systematic review of the literature. Six electronic databases were searched, from 2002 to 2022, for all peer-reviewed studies that reported EC-AIA cases. Thirty-seven EC-AIA patients from 27 case reports and four case series were included in our study. In our analysis, EC-AIA appeared as a rare disease that mainly occurs in menopausal women, shares symptoms with endometrial cancer, and is challenging to diagnose preoperatively. Differently from EC, it shows a higher prevalence of the non-endometrioid histotype, advanced FIGO stages, and p53-signature, which might be responsible for its worse prognosis. Future studies are necessary, to confirm our findings and further investigate this rare condition.
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Ohira S, Tachibana R, Yasaki S, Tsunemi K, Uchiyama N, Ikeda E, Sano K. Mucinous carcinoma originating from uterine adenomyosis: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2023; 17:36. [PMID: 36740698 PMCID: PMC9900899 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-023-03772-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Uterine adenomyosis is rarely a precursor of malignant tumors, but the most frequent histological subtype is endometrioid carcinoma. We observed a rare case of mucinous carcinoma originating from uterine adenomyosis. CASE PRESENTATION A 63-year-old Japanese woman presented to our hospital with lower abdominal pain. She had no atypical genital bleeding. Ultrasound demonstrated thickening of the entire uterine wall, but the endometrium was not thick. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an enlarged uterus with thickening of the entire uterine wall, suggesting adenomyosis. On the basis of the specimen of endocervical curettage, adenocarcinoma originating from the endometrium was suspected. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed to confirm the diagnosis. Macroscopically, the resected enlarged uterus had no nodules and exudation of mucin was observed from the cut surface of the thickened myometrium. The surface of the endometrium was smooth. On histological examination, mucinous carcinoma invaded almost the entire myometrium. Adenomyotic lesions were distributed focally in the uterine wall, and transition from adenomyotic glandular epithelium to mucinous carcinoma was detected within several foci. Although adenocarcinoma cells proliferated adjacent to the endometrium, the primary endometrial epithelium was atrophic without atypia. Throughout the myometrium, the mucinous carcinoma cells proliferated and floated in dilated lymph vessels with abundant mucin pools. We diagnosed this case as mucinous carcinoma originating from adenomyosis. Although the patient received 11 courses of intravenous adjuvant chemotherapy, she died of disease 18 months after the first operation. CONCLUSION As only one case of mucinous carcinoma originating from adenomyosis has been reported to date, this is the second case report of mucinous carcinoma. Moreover, an abnormal manner of proliferation with marked lymphatic permeation of the tumor cells throughout the myometrium was observed.
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- Satoshi Ohira
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iida Municipal Hospital, 438 Yawatamachi, Iida, 395-8502 Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iida Municipal Hospital, 438 Yawatamachi, Iida, 395-8502 Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iida Municipal Hospital, 438 Yawatamachi, Iida, 395-8502 Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iida Municipal Hospital, 438 Yawatamachi, Iida, 395-8502 Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iida Municipal Hospital, 438 Yawatamachi, Iida, 395-8502 Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iida Municipal Hospital, 438 Yawatamachi, Iida, 395-8502 Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Iida Municipal Hospital, 438 Yawatamachi, Iida, 395-8502 Japan
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Uterine Adenosarcoma Originating in Adenomyosis: Report of an Extremely Rare Phenomenon and Review of Published Literature. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2021; 40:342-348. [PMID: 32947330 DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Müllerian adenosarcoma is an uncommon biphasic malignant tumor most often occurring in the uterine corpus and derived from native surface endometrium. We report a case of intramural uterine adenosarcoma arising in association with adenomyosis, in the absence of tumor involving the surface endometrium. This is an extremely rare phenomenon, with only 8 other published cases of uterine corpus adenosarcoma in the absence of surface endometrial involvement, 5 originating in adenomyosis and 3 in adenomyomas. We review these cases. The current FIGO staging system for uterine adenosarcoma assumes origin from the surface endometrium and does not address the rare occurrence of intramural tumors without a surface endometrial component. Such tumors are problematic to stage and could potentially be overtreated, particularly if there is deep myometrial involvement.
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Habiba M, Pluchino N, Petignat P, Bianchi P, Brosens I, Benagiano G. Adenomyosis and Endometrial Cancer: Literature Review. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2018; 83:313-328. [DOI: 10.1159/000487320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of the study is to describe the clinical characteristics and prognosis of malignant transformation of adenomyosis in patients with endometrial cancer.In this retrospective descriptive study, the clinical data of patients with endometrial cancer (n = 127) who were admitted at our hospital between January 2006 and December 2013 were evaluated.Among the 127 patients with endometrial cancer, 24 patients had endometrial cancer concurrently with adenomyosis. Among these 24 patients, 3 were diagnosed with malignant transformation of adenomyosis. Postoperative pathological investigations in the cancer+adenomyosis group revealed endometrial adenocarcinoma of Grade I (n = 21) and II (n = 3). The patients with malignant transformation of adenomyosis were relatively younger than the other patients. In those 3 patients, both the estrogen and progesterone receptors were strongly expressed in eutopic endometrium and were weakly positive in ectopic endometrium.Although adenomyosis is usually benign, it might also be a precursor of malignant disease. As the incidence of adenomyosis malignant transformation is low, and its clinical manifestations are nonspecific, it may only be confirmed by postoperative pathological examination. Further investigations on larger sample size may provide additional data about prognosis of adenomyosis malignant transformation.
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- Xuemei Mao
- Gynecology Department, Central Hospital of Lishui City, Lishui
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- Gynecology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou
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- Pathology Department, Central Hospital of Lishui City, Lishui, Zhejiang Province, China
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Lee SJ, Park JY. A Rare Case of Intramural Müllerian Adenosarcoma Arising from Adenomyosis of the Uterus. J Pathol Transl Med 2017; 51:433-440. [PMID: 28741605 PMCID: PMC5525044 DOI: 10.4132/jptm.2017.06.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Müllerian adenosarcomas usually arise as polypoid masses in the endometrium of post-menopausal women. Occasionally, these tumors arise in the cervix, vagina, broad and round ligaments, ovaries and rarely in extragenital sites; these cases are generally associated with endometriosis. We experienced a rare case of extraendometrial, intramural adenosarcoma arising in a patient with adenomyosis. A 40-year-old woman presented with sudden-onset suprapubic pain. The imaging findings suggested leiomyoma with cystic degeneration in the uterine fundus. An ill-defined ovoid tumor with hemorrhagic degeneration, measuring 7.5 cm in diameter, was detected. The microscopic findings showed glandular cells without atypia and a sarcomatous component with pleomorphism and high mitotic rates. There was no evidence of endometrial origin. To recognize that adenosarcoma can, although rarely, arise from adenomyosis is important to avoid overstaging and inappropriate treatment.
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- Sun-Jae Lee
- Department of Pathology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Fujii S, Nosaka K, Mukuda N, Fukunaga T, Sato S, Ogawa T. MR Imaging of an Intramural Adenosarcoma with Pathologic Correlation. Magn Reson Med Sci 2017; 17:1-2. [PMID: 28529247 PMCID: PMC5760226 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.ci.2017-0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Shinya Fujii
- Division of Radiology, Department of Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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- Division of Organ Pathology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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- Division of Radiology, Department of Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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- Division of Radiology, Department of Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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- Division of Reproductive-Perinatal Medicine and Gynecological Oncology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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- Division of Radiology, Department of Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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Early HM, McGahan JP, Naderi S, Lamba R, Fananapazir G. Müllerian Adenosarcoma: A Malignant Progression of Adenomyosis? Pictorial Review With Multimodality Imaging. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2015; 34:2109-2113. [PMID: 26446823 DOI: 10.7863/ultra.14.12022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- Heather M Early
- Department of Radiology, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California USA
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KOIKE NATSUKI, TSUNEMI TAIHEI, UEKURI CHIHARU, AKASAKA JURIA, ITO FUMINORI, SHIGEMITSU AIKO, KOBAYASHI HIROSHI. Pathogenesis and malignant transformation of adenomyosis (Review). Oncol Rep 2012; 29:861-7. [DOI: 10.3892/or.2012.2184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2012] [Accepted: 10/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Uterine adenosarcomas are uncommon mixed Müllerian neoplasms, most commonly arising in the uterine corpus. A new Federation of International Gynecologic Organization staging system for these tumors has recently been implemented. This staging system is an improvement on the earlier generic application of the 1988 Federation of International Gynecologic Organization staging system for endometrial cancer to adenosarcoma. Herein, we report 3 uterine adenosarcomas with unusual features. For 2 of these, no specific staging guidelines are provided by either the earlier or, more importantly, the new staging system. The first case is of an adenosarcoma arising in the eutopic endometrium with involvement of underlying adenomyosis without myometrial invasion; the second originated in a mural adenomyoma in the absence of eutopic endometrial involvement; and the third case encompassed synchronous endometrial and extrauterine (peritoneal) neoplasms. Such cases are rare, and there is insufficient evidence to be definitive about staging. Thus, we suggest a descriptive reporting strategy for adenosarcomas with these unusual features. We also propose a reporting nomenclature for such cases to ensure standardization such that they can be adequately recorded in synoptic reporting protocols. This will facilitate reliable data collection such that an evidence-based staging system for these scenarios may be derived.
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Lee AY, Poder L, Qayyum A, Wang ZJ, Yeh BM, Coakley FV. Imaging malignant and apparent malignant transformation of benign gynaecological disease. Clin Radiol 2010; 65:1031-7. [PMID: 21070909 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Revised: 07/07/2010] [Accepted: 07/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Common benign gynaecological diseases, such as leiomyoma, adenomyosis, endometriosis, and mature teratoma, rarely undergo malignant transformation. Benign transformations that may mimic malignancy include benign metastasizing leiomyoma, massive ovarian oedema, decidualization of endometrioma, and rupture of mature teratoma. The aim of this review is to provide a contemporary overview of imaging findings in malignant and apparent malignant transformation of benign gynaecological disease.
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- A Y Lee
- Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA
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