Clinicopathologic study of adenosquamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix
Tsukahara, Y.; Kato, J.; Sakai, Y.; Ishii, J.; Fukuta, T.
Nihon Sanka Fujinka Gakkai Zasshi 35(12): 2387-2394
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-9165 PMID: 6663147 Document Number: 219618
The 22 adenosquamous carcinoma cases were studied clinicopathologically. The tumor provides many difficulties such as: rapid spreading properties, delayed detection as advanced carcinoma because of the presence of endophytic growth, frequent prevalence of vessel permeation, and radioresistance. Adenosquamous carcinoma was categorized histochemically and histomorphologically into two types--adenosquamous carcinoma (AC) and mucoepidermoid carcinoma, with a comparison being given. As a result, adenosquamous carcinoma (AC) was found inferior to mucoepidermoid carcinoma in radiosensitivity and prognosis, so that categorization into the two types has been considered to be clinically meaningful.