A case of endometrial carcinoma arising in a 36-year-old woman with uterine atypical polypoid adenomyoma (APA)

Atypical polypoid adenomyomas are tumors of low malignant potential. We present a case of endometrial carcinoma arising in a 36-year-old woman with atypical polypoid adenomyoma. The diagnosis and treatment of such a tumor is discussed through an English literature review.

Atypical polypoid adenomyoma (APA); Endometrial cancer; Differential diagnosis; Treatment; Prognosis

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