TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary pulmonary carcinoid tumor with metastasis to endometrial polyp
AU - Momeni, Mazdak
AU - Kolev, Valentin
AU - Costin, Dan
AU - Mizrachi, Howard H.
AU - Chuang, Linus
AU - Warner, Richard R.P.
AU - Gretz, Herbert F.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - INTRODUCTION: A 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 CASE: We 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. DISCUSSION: This 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. CONCLUSION: This is the first case in the literature described a malignant carcinoid metastasis to an endometrial polyp.
AB - INTRODUCTION: A 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 CASE: We 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. DISCUSSION: This 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. CONCLUSION: This is the first case in the literature described a malignant carcinoid metastasis to an endometrial polyp.
KW - Endometrial polyp
KW - Metastatic carcinoid tumor
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2012.10.007
DO - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2012.10.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84868251078
SN - 2210-2612
VL - 4
SP - 91
EP - 93
JO - International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
JF - International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
IS - 1
ER -