Late recurrence of uterine endometrioid carcinoma in the upper urinary tract

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Oct;280(4):631-2. doi: 10.1007/s00404-009-0949-8. Epub 2009 Feb 7.

Abstract

We will present an unusual case of endometrioid carcinoma that recurred in the upper urinary tract, showing an intraluminal spread, 11 years after hysterectomy for uterine corpus cancer. The case is a 72-year-old female who was referred to us for treatment of left ureteral cancer, at first. Nephroureterectomy was performed and histological examination showed endometrioid carcinoma similar to that resected 11 years earlier. A possible pathogenesis of this case will be discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Endometrioid / secondary*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ureter / pathology*
  • Ureteral Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*