Malignant Potential of Endometrial Stromal Tumor With Limited Infiltration

Abstract

Endometrial stromal tumors (ESTs) with limited infiltration were first proposed by Dionigi et al.1 However, the prognostic significance of these tumors is unclear. We report a case of a 60-year-old woman who presented with a prolapsed uterine corpus and then underwent laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy. A very small EST was incidentally found. The tumor manifested focal irregularity and finger-like permeation into the adjacent myometrium not exceeding 3 mm but exceeding 3 in number, features intermediate between a low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma and an endometrial stromal nodule. By definition, we rendered a descriptive diagnosis of “endometrial stromal tumor with limited infiltration.” A subsequent staging operation confirmed metastasis and, hence, a malignant potential.