Vulvar leiomyosarcoma: A case report

Vulvar leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignant smooth muscle tumor and the most common type of vulvar sarcoma. It can mimic benign tumors, and misdiagnosis may delay appropriate treatment. A 35-year-old woman presented to the outpatient gynecology clinic at the Mirebalais Teaching Hospital for a right vu...

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Autores principales: Gilles, Bernard, Millien, Christophe, Bordes, Giovanni A., Henderson, Rebecca R., Parra-Herran, Carlos E., Randall, Thomas C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Special Section on Global Gynecologic Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10368811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37502443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2023.101242
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Sumario:Vulvar leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignant smooth muscle tumor and the most common type of vulvar sarcoma. It can mimic benign tumors, and misdiagnosis may delay appropriate treatment. A 35-year-old woman presented to the outpatient gynecology clinic at the Mirebalais Teaching Hospital for a right vulvar mass. A complete excision of the mass was performed. Histopathology with immunohistochemistry demonstrated leiomyosarcoma. We describe the contextual challenges that ultimately compromised her care, highlighting the challenges to safe delivery of cancer care in our setting.

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