Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor of Cervix
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Malignant mixed Mullerian tumors of the cervix are very rare tumors, constituting only 0.005% of all cervical malignancies. It usually presents with abnormal vaginal bleeding in post-menopausal women. The tumor has high rates of metastasis, so careful management including surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy is done for these patients. Here, we present a case of a 47 year old woman who present with an ectocervical polyp. The patient underwent hysterectomy and the polyp was diagnosed on histopathological examination as malignant mixed Mullerian tumor of the cervix. *Corresponding author: Dr Mudit Agarwal; Director Lab Services, Nishtha Pathology Lab, Shop No 3 Ground Floor, Main Road, Opposite Water Tank, AShok Vihar Phase 1, New Delhi, 110052 India Phone: +91 9266407807, 27446711 Case Report
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