Dedifferentiated endometrial carcinomas (ECs) are composed of undifferentiated EC and a FIGO grade 1 or 2 endometrioid carcinoma. The undifferentiated component represents a malignant epithelial neoplasm with no obvious differentiation and immunohistochemical loss of PAX8, E‑cadherin and focal expression of EMA and/or CK18 and the predominant presence of nuclear staining for INI1 (SMARCB1) and BRG1 (SMARCA4). The main differential diagnoses include poorly differentiated endometrioid EC, neuroendocrine carcinoma, lymphoma, plasmocytoma, high-grade endometrial stromal sarcomas, undifferentiated uterine sarcomas (UUS), carcinosarcomas, and metastases to the endometrium. The histogenesis is not yet fully understood and molecular data are still limited. Some tumors represent a loss of MHL1 and PMS2 staining due to MLH1-promotor methylation. Rare cases are associated with Lynch syndrome or POLE mutation. The un- or dedifferentiated EC represents a high-grade endometrial carcinoma that requires extended surgery and indicates a poor prognosis. In cases with mismatch repair protein deficiency or POLE mutation, immuno-oncological treatment with checkpoint inhibitors are a therapeutic option.
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