KMID : 0191120040190060901
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Journal of Korean Medical Science 2004 Volume.19 No. 6 p.901 ~ p.903
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Pulmonary Metastases of Uterine Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma: Diffuse Micronodular and Ground Glass Opacities: A Case Report
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Kim GY
Sung CO/Han J/Park JO/Lee KS
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Abstract
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Pulmonary metastases of uterine endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) are uncom-mon. The patterns of uterine ESS metastasis to the lung are multiple pulmonary nodules, single nodule, or cystic lesions. Pulmonary intraalveolar micronodular metas-tases of uterine ESS are unusual and have not been reported. We experienced a case of metastatic uterine ESS presenting as pulmonary diffuse micronodules with ground glass opacities on chest computed tomography of a 37-yr-old woman who previously underwent hysterectomy due to low grade ESS of the uterus four years ago. The histologic findings of video assisted thoracotomy biopsy showed numer-ous intraalveolar polypoid micronodules protruding from the alveolar septums. All tumor nodules were composed of short spindle cells arranged in ill-defined whorls, and nuclear feature and sparse cytoplasm were seen in uterine ESS. Immunohis-tochemically, these cells showed strong nuclear staining for estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor, and diffuse cytoplasmic staining for CD10.
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