Primary pulmonary carcinoid tumor with metastasis to endometrial polyp |
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Authors: | Mazdak Momeni Valentin Kolev Dan Costin Howard H Mizrachi Linus Chuang Richard RP Warner Herbert F Gretz |
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Institution: | 1. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States;2. White Plains Hospital, White Plains, NY, United States |
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Abstract: | INTRODUCTIONA carcinoid tumor occurring in the endometrium has been documented in the literature, but there is no report in regard to carcinoid tumor metastasis to endometrium.PRESENTATION OF CASEWe report a case of a malignant carcinoid metastasis to an endometrial polyp. Patient underwent hysteroscopy, and polypectomy. The pathology demonstrated an endometrial polyp containing a 4 mm x 5 mm nodule of metastatic carcinoid tumor, consistent with metastasis from patient's known pulmonary carcinoid. The tumor was morphologically similar to the tumors of the right lung, with similar immune-profile.DISCUSSIONThis patient presented with a suspicious pelvic ultrasound. Due to her age, the first priority was to exclude uterine cancer. The endometrial polyp, which was found, had a small focus of metastatic carcinoid tumor. To the best of our knowledge, this finding has not been previously recorded in the literature. Our patient also had a history of metastatic carcinoid tumor to breast. This finding is also very uncommon.CONCLUSIONThis is the first case in the literature described a malignant carcinoid metastasis to an endometrial polyp. |
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Keywords: | Metastatic carcinoid tumor Endometrial polyp |
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