Endometrial stromal sarcoma (high-grade)
| Endometrial stromal sarcoma (high-grade) | |
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| Specialty | Oncology, gynecology |
| Symptoms | Abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pain, mass of the uterus[1] |
| Usual onset | Mid-40s[1] |
| Causes | Unknown[1] |
| Frequency | Very rare, only few cases reported worldwide[1] |
High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (HGESS) is a type of cancer in the uterus.[2] It typically occurs in females in their 40s, and presents with abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pain, and mass of the uterus.[1]
It is a subtype of endometrial stromal tumor belonging to the mesenchymal tumors of the main body of the uterus.[1] It is distinct to and more aggressive than low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma.[2]
The cause is not known.[1]
It is very rare, with only a few cases reported worldwide.[1] Although it may occur in females aged 14 to 71-years, the average age at presentation is in the mid-40s.[1] mass of the uterus[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial Board, ed. (2020). "6. Tumours of the uterine corpus: high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma". Female genital tumours: WHO Classification of Tumours. Vol. 4 (5th ed.). Lyon (France): International Agency for Research on Cancer. pp. 289–291. ISBN 978-92-832-4504-9. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- 1 2 Howitt, Brooke E.; Nucci, Marissa R. (2019). "1. Uterine mesenchymal lesions". In Zheng, Wenxin; Fadare, Oluwole; Quick, Charles Matthew; Shen, Danhua; Guo, Donghui (eds.). Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology. Vol. 2. Springer: Springer. pp. 8–10. ISBN 978-981-13-3018-6. Archived from the original on 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
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