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Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus: A Rare Diagnosis
Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor that accounts for almost 2-5% of all uterine malignancies. It has the highest prevalence during pre and perimenopause. Further, it clinically resembles benign conditions like leiomyoma, and the diagnosis is confirmed with the histologic findings of th...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8459916/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34589328 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17418 |
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author | Paudel, Palak Dhungana, Bibek Shrestha, Eliza Verma, Deepak |
author_facet | Paudel, Palak Dhungana, Bibek Shrestha, Eliza Verma, Deepak |
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description | Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor that accounts for almost 2-5% of all uterine malignancies. It has the highest prevalence during pre and perimenopause. Further, it clinically resembles benign conditions like leiomyoma, and the diagnosis is confirmed with the histologic findings of the mass. Here, we present the case of a 70-year-old female who presented with lower abdominal pain for two years. Exploratory laparotomy with hysterectomy was performed, and the diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma was confirmed after histological examination of the resected tumor. |
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spelling | pubmed-84599162021-09-28 Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus: A Rare Diagnosis Paudel, Palak Dhungana, Bibek Shrestha, Eliza Verma, Deepak Cureus Obstetrics/Gynecology Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor that accounts for almost 2-5% of all uterine malignancies. It has the highest prevalence during pre and perimenopause. Further, it clinically resembles benign conditions like leiomyoma, and the diagnosis is confirmed with the histologic findings of the mass. Here, we present the case of a 70-year-old female who presented with lower abdominal pain for two years. Exploratory laparotomy with hysterectomy was performed, and the diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma was confirmed after histological examination of the resected tumor. Cureus 2021-08-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8459916/ /pubmed/34589328 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17418 Text en Copyright © 2021, Paudel et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Obstetrics/Gynecology Paudel, Palak Dhungana, Bibek Shrestha, Eliza Verma, Deepak Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus: A Rare Diagnosis |
title | Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus: A Rare Diagnosis |
title_full | Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus: A Rare Diagnosis |
title_fullStr | Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus: A Rare Diagnosis |
title_full_unstemmed | Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus: A Rare Diagnosis |
title_short | Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus: A Rare Diagnosis |
title_sort | leiomyosarcoma of the uterus: a rare diagnosis |
topic | Obstetrics/Gynecology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8459916/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34589328 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17418 |
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