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.

Sarcoma

A connective tissue neoplasm formed by proliferation of mesodermal cells. Bone and soft tissue sarcomas are the main types of sarcoma. Sarcoma is usually highly malignant.


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PMID (PMCID)
23988818
FEMALE Middle Aged
Bilateral ovarian malignant mixed Mullerian tumour: a rare entity.
Kumar M, Goel MM, Das V.
BMJ Case Rep. 2013;2013:.
We report a case of MMMT of the ovary with clinicopathological correlation and diagnostic difficulties as malignant epithelial tumour resemble ovarian stromal sarcoma in postmenopausal female.
23126058
FEMALE Middle Aged
[Primary ovarian malignant mixed mesodermal tumor (MMMT) as a second primary tumor in a patient with invasive breast carcinoma--case report].
Sentija K, Bolanca IK, Simon SK, Kukura V, Skrtic A, Gasparov S.
Acta Med Croatica. 2011;65 Suppl 1:229-34.
Malignant mixed mesodermal tumor (MMMT) of the ovary is a rare aggressive tumor that consists of an epithelial (carcinoma) and a stromal (sarcoma) component.