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Atlas Interpretation:
Type of Preparation: Histology
Magnification: High
Clinical History: 68 year old woman with postmenopausal bleeding and an enlarged uterus on exam
Interpretation:
Other Malignant Neoplasms: MMMT (carcinosarcoma)
Cytomorphologic Criteria: Histologic section of the endometrial MMMT has both a spindle cell sarcomatoid component and an adenocarcinomatous component. The cytomorphologic features of the tumor are similar to those displayed in the cervical cytology sample.
Explanatory Notes: Recent clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical and molecular genetic studies support the classification of MMMTs as variants of carcinoma.
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