Carcinosarcoma of the uterus, derived from subserous cystic adenomyosis, presenting as an acute abdomen: A case report and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Kaoru Hashizume (Author), Masafumi Toyoshima (Author), Tatsunori Shiraishi (Author), Yuta Ueno (Author), Akihito Yamamoto (Author), Rieko Kawase (Author), Yoshimitsu Kuwabara (Author), Takashi Sakatani (Author), Shunji Suzuki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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When a woman presents with an acute abdomen with cystic lesions in the abdominal cavity, the differential diagnosis includes torsion or rupture of an ovarian tumor. We report our experience with a 54-year-old nulliparous woman who underwent emergency surgery for a suspected ruptured ovarian tumor. I...