Malignant mixed Müllerian tumor of the ovary

Malignant mixed Müllerian tumor of the ovary is a rare and very aggressive neoplasm presenting most commonly in postmenopausal women and is composed of adenocarcinomatous and sarcomatous elements and, depending on the types of these elements, can be classified as homologous or heterologous. It often has a poor prognosis.

Neoplasm

An organ or organ-system abnormality that consists of uncontrolled autonomous cell-proliferation which can occur in any part of the body as a benign or malignant neoplasm (tumour).


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PMID (PMCID)
25102674
FEMALE Adult
[Primary ovarian carcinosarcoma. Report of eight cases].
Montalvo-Esquivel G, Chanona-Vilchis JG, Herrera-Gomez A, Meneses-Garcia AA, Isla-Ortiz D.
Ginecol Obstet Mex. 2014;82(7):483-9.
Ovarian carcinosarcoma is a rare tumor, the clinical of this neoplasm is aggressive, usually presenting in advanced stages, with a poor prognosis with existing medical treatment.
11321500
FEMALE Middle Aged
Malignant mixed mullerian tumor of the ovary: report of four cases.
Melilli GA, Nappi L, Carriero C, Lapresa M, Loizzi V, Caradonna F, Quaranta M, Putignano G.
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2001;22(1):67-9.
Malignant mixed mullerian tumor (MMMT) of the ovary is an extremely rare gynaecologic neoplasm that represents 1% of the malignances of this organ.