Title: Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Endometrium in a Postmeno Pausal Female: A Rare Entity
Authors: Dr Nisha Attri, Dr Suman Kumari
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i1.50
Abstract
Introduction
Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of endometrium is very rare. About 70 cases have been reported1 so far. It is histologically composed of squamous cells of varying degree of differentiation1. Recently, case reports of endometrial SCC have been sporadically published1-6. However, the frequency of SCC of the endometrium is unknown. We hereby investigated the frequency at our institution and report a case of endometrial squamous cell carcinoma.
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