Uterine inversion caused by uterine sarcoma: a case report

Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2001 Jan;31(1):39-42. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hye002.

Abstract

Uterine inversion caused by uterine sarcoma is a rare condition with 12 reported cases to date according to a MEDLINE search. We report two cases of this rare condition. A 71- and a 72-year-old woman presented with uterine sarcomas rapidly extruded into the vagina. In both cases, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans showed U-shaped uterine cavities and the pedicles of these tumors were attached to the uterine fundi. Pathological examination confirmed a leiomyosarcoma and a heterologous carcinosarcoma. Uterine inversion can occur when uterine sarcoma rapidly increases in size and extrudes into the vagina. MRI should be performed in the diagnosis of this rare combination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma / complications*
  • Leiomyosarcoma / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Uterine Inversion / etiology*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / complications*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology