Case report of a poorly differentiated uterine tumour with t (10; 17) translocation and neuroectodermal phenotype

F Amant, T Tousseyn, L Coenegrachts… - Anticancer …, 2011 - ar.iiarjournals.org
F Amant, T Tousseyn, L Coenegrachts, J Decloedt, P Moerman, M Debiec-Rychter
Anticancer research, 2011ar.iiarjournals.org
Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) with primitive neuroectodermal differentiation is a very
uncommon entity. Such a case presenting as stage IIIc (International Federation of
Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2010) disease in a 51-year-old female is described.
Microscopy suggested a small blue round cell tumour. Cytogenetic and multicolour
fluorescent in situ hybridisation (M-FISH) analysis revealed a complex karyotype with the
presence of unbalanced t (10; 17)(q22; p13) translocation, indicating ESS. Peripheral …
Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) with primitive neuroectodermal differentiation is a very uncommon entity. Such a case presenting as stage IIIc (International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2010) disease in a 51-year-old female is described. Microscopy suggested a small blue round cell tumour. Cytogenetic and multicolour fluorescent in situ hybridisation (M-FISH) analysis revealed a complex karyotype with the presence of unbalanced t(10;17)(q22;p13) translocation, indicating ESS. Peripheral Ewing´s sarcoma was excluded based on FISH and RT-PCR fusion transcripts analysis. After surgical staging, the patient received bleomycin-etoposide-cisplatin combination chemotherapy. A detailed analysis of the histopathology and genetic findings forms the basis of this report.
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