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MALIGNANT GIANT CELL TUMOR OF THE UTERUS
Author(s) -
KINDBLOM LARSGUNNAR,
SEIDAL TOMAS
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section a pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0365-4184
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1981.tb00206.x
Subject(s) - uterus , giant cell , pathology , medicine , differential diagnosis , lung , soft tissue , tumor cells , cancer research
A clinico‐pathologic study of a 69‐year‐old woman with a malignant giant cell tumor of the uterus compatible with malignant giant tumor of soft tissues is presented. The diagnosis was based mainly on light‐ and electron‐microscopic findings, including the demonstration of phagocytic activity of the neoplastic cells. The tumor metastasized to the lung and the patient died a short time after clinical onset. The classification of uterine sarcomas and the differential diagnosis are briefly discussed.