Mixed mesodermal tumor of the ovary
Kubosawa, H.; Nagao, K.; Kondo, Y.
Gan no Rinsho. Japan Journal of Cancer Clinics 30(5): 539-543
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-4949 PMID: 6328064 Document Number: 223380
A 68-year-old woman with a malignant mixed mesodermal tumor of the ovary is reported. Her clinical course worsened rapidly and she died 3 months after admission. At autopsy, the pelvic cavity was seen to be filled with a huge tumor mass. Histologically, the tumor contained malignant epithelial and mesenchymal elements. The epithelial component was an adenosquamous carcinoma. The stromal element was comprised mainly of anaplastic, undifferentiated spindle cells. A variety of malignant mesenchymal elements were also present. They resembled rhabdomyosarcoma, liposarcoma, chondrosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, and myxosarcoma . A review of the Japanese literature concerning this tumor is also presented.