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Late presentation during the COVID-19 pandemic of severe procidentia: a high-grade poorly differentiated sarcoma of unknown origin

High-grade poorly differentiated sarcomas of unknown primary origin constitute a rare entity and are characterised by wide histopathological diversity and atypical presentations. We present such an unusual case attending with severe procidentia in a 68-year-old postmenopausal female. On review of th...

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Autores principales: Pappa, Christina, Smyth, Sarah Louise, Soleymani majd, Hooman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8830161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35140084
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-246710
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description High-grade poorly differentiated sarcomas of unknown primary origin constitute a rare entity and are characterised by wide histopathological diversity and atypical presentations. We present such an unusual case attending with severe procidentia in a 68-year-old postmenopausal female. On review of the literature, there are no similar cases reported. Herein, we present this case as in view of its rare clinical appearance combined with the advanced and histologically uncertain nature of the tumour, which raised significant challenges regarding diagnosis and surgical management in considerations of oncological hygiene and risk of tumour spillage. This was further potentiated by delay in diagnosis and treatment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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spelling pubmed-88301612022-02-22 Late presentation during the COVID-19 pandemic of severe procidentia: a high-grade poorly differentiated sarcoma of unknown origin Pappa, Christina Smyth, Sarah Louise Soleymani majd, Hooman BMJ Case Rep Case Reports: Rare disease High-grade poorly differentiated sarcomas of unknown primary origin constitute a rare entity and are characterised by wide histopathological diversity and atypical presentations. We present such an unusual case attending with severe procidentia in a 68-year-old postmenopausal female. On review of the literature, there are no similar cases reported. Herein, we present this case as in view of its rare clinical appearance combined with the advanced and histologically uncertain nature of the tumour, which raised significant challenges regarding diagnosis and surgical management in considerations of oncological hygiene and risk of tumour spillage. This was further potentiated by delay in diagnosis and treatment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Publishing Group 2022-02-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8830161/ /pubmed/35140084 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-246710 Text en © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
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title Late presentation during the COVID-19 pandemic of severe procidentia: a high-grade poorly differentiated sarcoma of unknown origin
title_full Late presentation during the COVID-19 pandemic of severe procidentia: a high-grade poorly differentiated sarcoma of unknown origin
title_fullStr Late presentation during the COVID-19 pandemic of severe procidentia: a high-grade poorly differentiated sarcoma of unknown origin
title_full_unstemmed Late presentation during the COVID-19 pandemic of severe procidentia: a high-grade poorly differentiated sarcoma of unknown origin
title_short Late presentation during the COVID-19 pandemic of severe procidentia: a high-grade poorly differentiated sarcoma of unknown origin
title_sort late presentation during the covid-19 pandemic of severe procidentia: a high-grade poorly differentiated sarcoma of unknown origin
topic Case Reports: Rare disease
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8830161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35140084
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-246710
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