METASTASES TO THE UTERUS

Abstract

Five cases of endometrial metastases from extrapelvic tumours are reported. The diagnosis was based on curettings. Four of the primary tumours affected the breast. In the 3 cases where the histological specimens were obtained for revision the tumours proved to be of a special histological type resembling épithélioma à cellules indépendantes et sécrétantes. The fifth primary tumour was in the stomach. A common feature was the presence of mucus‐filled signet‐ring cells without extracellular mucus. The endometrial metastases showed similar appearances, but were cellular unlike the breast cancers.