Müllerian remnant malignancy

Urology. 2012 Mar;79(3):e38-9. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.11.016. Epub 2012 Jan 13.

Abstract

Mixed gonadal dysgenesis is a disorder of sexual differentiation, characterized by mosaicism, ambiguous external genitalia, and both Wolffian and Müllerian internal genitalia. These patients are at a known increased risk of germ cell cancer, specifically gonadoblastoma; however, in this report we describe a case of adenocarcinoma of a remnant Müllerian structure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / epidemiology*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenosarcoma / epidemiology*
  • Adenosarcoma / pathology
  • Adult
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Gonadal Dysgenesis, Mixed / diagnosis
  • Gonadal Dysgenesis, Mixed / epidemiology*
  • Gonadal Dysgenesis, Mixed / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Uterine Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology

Supplementary concepts

  • Adenosarcoma of the uterus