Cases Of Villoglandular Adenocarcinoma Research Articles

Adenocarcinoma villoglandular de cérvix

Villoglandular adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix is a rare neoplasm, with histological and clinical features that distinguish it from other types of cervical adenocarcinomas. Until 1994, this entity was not included with the cervical carcinoma classification of the World Health Organization. The prognosis of this tumor is favorable and consequently treatment should be conservative as far as possible if the patient wishes to preserve fertility. Microscopic findings are typical and include exophytic growth, papillary surface and small-to-moderate nuclear atypia. We describe four cases of villoglandular adenocarcinoma, one of which showed aggressive progression.

Adenocarcinoma villoglandular de cérvix: descripción de cuatro casos clínicos y revisión de la bibliografía

Villoglandular adenocarcinoma of the cervix is a type of adenocarcinoma characterized by its good prognosis and its development in young women. We present four cases of villoglandular adenocarcinoma. The mean age at presentation was 36 years (range: 25-47 years). The patients were treated by the following surgical procedures: simple abdominal hysterectomy, Wertheim-Meigs radical hysterectomy with bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy in two patients and cervical conization. In all patients the tumor was confined to the cervix. The patients have remained disease-free after a followup of 5-48 months (mean 31.2 months).