Open AccessSarcomatoid carcinoma of the cervix with foci of malignant melanoma
Author(s) -
Sushruta Shrivastava,
Debabrata Barmon,
Pankaj Deka,
Amal Ch Kataki,
Binoy Kumar Choudhary
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of mid-life health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.423
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-7819
pISSN - 0976-7800
DOI - 10.4103/0976-7800.127792
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , histopathology , pathology , melanoma , metastasis , sarcomatoid carcinoma , sarcoma , clear cell carcinoma , carcinoma , radiology , cancer , cancer research
Sarcomatoid squamous cell carcinoma (SSCC) is a rare malignancy of the cervix. Until date around eighteen cases of SSCC have been reported in the literature. It is an aggressive tumor with poor prognosis. The tumor usually presents at an advanced stage. Similarly, primary melanomas of the uterine cervix are rare tumors with not more than 60 cases reported in the world literature. It also has a poor prognosis. There is no reported case of sarcomatoid carcinoma with malignant melanoma. Here, we are presenting a rare case of cervical carcinoma with histopathology suggestive of SSCC with foci of malignant melanoma proven by immunohistochemistry study.