The similarities and differences between mesonephric carcinoma and mesonephric-like carcinoma: Two cases

Amita Kulkarni; Adrian Chiem; Kamaljeet Singh; Cara Mathews; Paul A DiSilvestro; Lindsey Beffa

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2021.100856

The similarities and differences between mesonephric carcinoma and mesonephric-like carcinoma: Two cases

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2021 Sep 3:37:100856. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2021.100856. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Authors

Amita Kulkarni¹, Adrian Chiem², Kamaljeet Singh³, Cara Mathews⁴, Paul A DiSilvestro⁴, Lindsey Beffa⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI 02905, United States.
² The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI 02905, United States.
³ Department of Pathology, Women and Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI 02905, United States.
⁴ Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI 02905, United States.

Abstract

•Mesonephric carcinomas are rare cancers that arise from mesonephric remnants.•Mesonephric-like carcinomas are similar but with mesonephric differentiation.•These cases add to the limited literature of these separate but similar entities.

Keywords: Mesonephric carcinoma; Mesonephric like carcinoma; Ovary; Uterine Corpus.

Publication types

Case Reports