Iranian Journal of Pathology

Inguinal Lymph Node Metastasis as the First Presentation of Endometrial Carcinoma

Document Type : Case Reports

Authors

Shokouh aghipour zahir 1
Kiyanoosh Sedaghat 1
Saeed Kargar 2

1 Dept. of Pathology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

2 Dept. of Surgery, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

Abstract
 Endometrial adenocarcinoma is uncommon in fewer than 40-year-old people. The first common sign and symptoms are abnormal vaginal bleeding and discharge. Metastasis is occurred in the late stage. Here we present a 31-year-old nullipar woman who was admitted to surgical ward with enlarged right inguinal lymphnode from one month ago. She had no history of previous malignancy, infectious condition, vaginal bleeding, and discharge. Abdominal sonography revealed no abnormality. She underwent surgical biopsy and metastatic adenocarcinoma most suspected from genital tract was reported. Based on pathological recommendation diagnostic curettage was performed and endometrial adenocarcinoma of conventional type as a first origin was confirmed. To our knowledge metastasis to inguinal lymph node as a first manifestation of endometrial carcinoma is rare.
 

Keywords

Endometrial Carcinoma
Groin
Lymph node
Metastasis
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Iranian Journal of Pathology
Volume 7, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Autumn 2012
Pages 246-250

  • Receive Date 07 September 2011
  • Accept Date 07 February 2012

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