Endometrial carcinoma in septate uterus detected 6 months after full-term delivery: case report and review of the literature

Rare Case Report of an Endometrial Adenocarcinoma Arising in a Complete Septate Uterus With a Double Cervix and Vagina

“…Itoh et al described the first case in 2014 in a 39-year-old patient with a septate uterus who presented with postpartum bleeding. The histological diagnosis was consistent with well to moderately differentiated, endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising in both cavities of a septate uterus, which was detected six months after full-term delivery [9]. The second case was reported by Boubess et al in 2015 in a 67-year-old patient with EC located in the right cavity of a complete septate uterus.…”

“…Major uterine malformations occur in only 0.5-5% of the general population, 0.1-3% of fertile women, 3% of infertile women, and 5-10% of women who have miscarriages [2,3,13]. The majority of cases of endometrial cancer are diagnosed in early stages, as abnormal uterine bleeding is the presenting symptom in 90% of cases [7][8][9][10]. Relevant to this present case, abnormal uterine bleeding with pelvic pains was the mode of revelation.…”

Endometrial carcinoma located in the right septate uterus cavity: a case report

“…The first reported case was discovered incidentally during a hysteroscopy diagnosis [ 9 ]. The second case was discovered in a patient during the exploration of post partum menometrorrhagia [ 10 ]. Our case is the first case reported describing an endometrial cancer in a complete septate uterus in a patient with post-menopausal bleeding.…”