Dedifferentiating endometrial adenocarcinoma. Report of a case.

Eur J Gynaecol Oncol

Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Pavia University, Italy.

Published: October 1989

A case of well differentiated endometrial adenocarcinoma in a 70 year-old patient is reported, which evolved to undifferentiated small cell after being treated with chemotherapy for six months. The possible mechanisms of dedifferentiation are briefly discussed.

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