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Primary myxoid chondrosarcoma of the uterus: report of a case with immunohistochemical study

  • E. Kostopoulou1,*,
  • K. Dragoumis1
  • D. Kellartzis1
  • M. Zafrakas1
  • A. Kriaka2
  • M. Leontsini1

1Department of Pathology and /" Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hippokrateion Hospital, Greece

2Department of Pathology, "Georgios Gennimatas" Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo20030176 Vol.24,Issue 1,January 2003 pp.76-78

Published: 10 January 2003

*Corresponding Author(s): E. Kostopoulou E-mail:

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Abstract

Chondrosarcoma of the uterus is an extremely rare type of pure heterologous uterine sarcoma. In the present report a case of myxoid chondrosarcoma that occurred in the uterine corpus of a 46-year-old woman is described together with a brief review of the cases of uterine chondrosarcoma previously reported in the literature.

Keywords

Chondrosarcoma; Myxoid; Uterus; Sarcoma; Heterologous


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E. Kostopoulou,K. Dragoumis,D. Kellartzis,M. Zafrakas,A. Kriaka,M. Leontsini. Primary myxoid chondrosarcoma of the uterus: report of a case with immunohistochemical study. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2003. 24(1);76-78.

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