Metastatic adenocarcinoma after laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy with morcellation: A case report.

Gynecol Oncol Case Rep

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, USA ; Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, USA ; Duke Cancer Institute, USA.

Published: December 2013

•Uterine morcellation is common in minimally invasive hysterectomy but should be performed with caution due to risk of unsuspected malignancy.•Intraoperative techniques should be considered to minimize dissemination of endometrial tissue during morcellation.•Strategies to ensure accurate pathologic evaluation of morcellated specimens and to improve preoperative risk stratification before morcellation procedures are necessary.

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