Concurrently Presenting Endometrial And Ovarian Endometrioid Adenocarcinomas- A Clinicopathologic Study Of 52 Cases
Abstract Introduction/Objective Concurrent presentation of endometrioid adenocarcinomas in endometrium and ovary is uncommon, but oft-noted. They may arise from ovarian metastasis of endometrial carcinoma, endometrial metastasis of ovarian carcinoma, or synchronous development of independent primary lesions. Scully and Young criteria have been widely used to differentiate the site of origin.1 Role of a field effect in the genesis of synchronous carcinomas is supported by increasing evidence that endometrioid ovarian carcinomas arise from endometriosis. 2–5 Methods All cases of concurrent endometrioid adenocarcinomas of the endometrium and ovary between 2002 and 2019 in the Mount Sinai health system New York were included, using pathology database (Powerpath) and EMR database (Epic). Results 52 cases of concurrent endometrioid adenocarcinomas of endometrium and ovary were identified between 2002 and 2019. Mean age at presentation was 54.07 years (24–80). 69.2% had synchronous origin, 21.15% had endometrial primary and 3.8% had an ovarian primary. Ovarian endometriosis was identified in 51.9% and complex atypical hyperplasia in 26.9%. Lower uterine segment involvement was seen in 26.9%, bilateral ovarian involvement in 40.3%, fallopian tube involvement in 23% and lymphovascular space invasion in 25%. Different histologic grade of ovarian and endometrial counterparts was noted in 25% cases. Synchronous endometrioid carcinomas had the following characteristics: mean age at presentation 50.6 years, associated with CAH in 33.3% and endometriosis in 66.6%, presentation at stage 1 in 63.8% and lower grade of differentiation (grade 1/2) in 80.5% cases. Conclusion In majority of cases, synchronous endometrioid carcinomas have a younger mean age at presentation, are lower grade tumors, present at stage 1 and have associated endometriosis. It can be inferred that the percentage of synchronous tumors with endometriotic foci would be even higher (with extensive sampling & assuming that the neoplastic process has replaced native benign endometriotic foci) – pointing towards the likely role of endometriosis in the genesis of these tumors.