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Uterine epithelioid leiomyosarcoma arising within leiomyoma in a postmenopausal woman: a case report
Noorul Balqis Che Ibrahim1, Engku Ismail Engku-Husna2, Mohd Hafizuddin Husin3, Sharifah Emilia Tuan Sharif4.
Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a malignant smooth muscle tumour of the uterus. It is rare and accounting for less than 2% of cases in malignant gynaepathology. To date, only a few reported cases of leiomyosarcoma arising from leiomyoma documented in the literature. We shared an uncommon occurrence of leiomyosarcoma arising from leiomyoma. Presented herein is a case of a ‘rare epithelioid subtype’ of leiomyosarcoma arising from a leiomyoma in a postmenopausal woman. We highlighted the importance of recognizing the possibilities of this event to allow for a timely diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma and to provide insights on management of patients presented with clinically presumed fibroid.
Affiliation:
- Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
- Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
- Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
- Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
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CiteScore (0.2) |
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Q4 (Medicine (all)) |
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SJR (0.144) |
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