Endometrial carcinoma presenting as hematometra: Clinicopathological study of a rare case and literature review

A case of a postmenopausal woman who was investigated for a large cystic peritoneal tumor which turned out to be hematometra is presented. From her clinical history, a wide excision of the uterine cervix was reported due to a high-grade intraepithelial squamous neoplasia. Laparotomy showed a greatly enlarged uterus and the histological exam revealed a hematometra with a superficial endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the uterine cavity. The remaining cervix had extensive fibrosis and complete obliteration of the cervical canal. A review of the literature revealed that hematometra in postmenopausal women should be investigated because it may harbor a cancer.

Adenocarcinoma; Uterine cancer; Hematometra

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