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Mayank Gupta1, Kala Gnanasekaran Kiruthiga1.
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Tamoxifen is used in the treatment of hormone responsive breast cancer because of its antiestrogenic effect. However, it also has an estrogenic effect on the uterus, thereby increasing the risk of endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial polyp and endometrial neoplasms such as endometrial adenocarcinoma and malignant mixed Mullerian tumour (MMMT). This case describes the possible pathogenesis and risk of developing MMMT due to long-term tamoxifen intake in hormone responsive breast cancer. 2015 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26123463 PMCID: PMC4488633 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-209981
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X