A Case of Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor of the Uterus with Neuroendocrine Differentiation.

Song, Jun Baek; Kim, Jun Hong; Park, Ok Rang; Kim, Ju Kyeong; Kim, Tae Sang; Kim, Dong Ja

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 46(1); 2003 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;46(1):204-208.
Published online: January 1, 2003

A Case of Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor of the Uterus with Neuroendocrine Differentiation.

Jun Baek Song, Jun Hong Kim, Ok Rang Park, Ju Kyeong Kim, Tae Sang Kim, Dong Ja Kim

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

Malignant mixed mullerian tumor (MMMT) of the uterus are uncommon tumor and highly malignant containing epithelial and stromal components which is classified as homologous or heterologous based on the nature of sarcomatous component. It is highly malignant and the prognosis is poor due to frequent metastasis and recurrence, which most patients were associated with postmenopausal status. We experienced one case of malignant mixed mullerian tumor of uterus with neuroendocrine differenciation. So we report this case with a brief review of literature.

Keywords: Malignant mixed mullerian tumor; neuroendocrine differenciation; uterus