RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Extragenital müllerian carcinosarcoma arising from the peritoneum: report of two cases
JF International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer
JO Int J Gynecol Cancer
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 764
OP 767
DO 10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200211000-00014
VO 12
IS 6
A1 V. P. Sumathi
A1 M. Murnaghan
A1 S. P. Dobbs
A1 W. G. Mccluggage
YR 2002
UL http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/12/6/764.abstract
AB Müllerian carcinosarcomas occurring outside the female genital tract are extremely rare but occasionally they may arise from the peritoneum as part of the secondary müllerian system. This report describes two cases of extragenital müllerian carcinosarcoma with heterologous elements in the form of malignant cartilage. We wish to highlight the fact that these aggressive neoplasms may occasionally have a peritoneal origin, similar to primary peritoneal serous carcinomas.