High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma presenting in a 28-year-old woman during pregnancy: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>To the best of our knowledge, soft tissue sarcomas have not prevously been reported as a complication during pregnancy.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 28-year-old Caucasian woman was diagnosed with a tran...
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| author | Amant Frédéric Van Calsteren Kristel Debiec-Rychter Maria Heyns Liesbeth De Beeck Katya Op Sagaert Xavier Bollen Bart Vergote Ignace |
| author_facet | Amant Frédéric Van Calsteren Kristel Debiec-Rychter Maria Heyns Liesbeth De Beeck Katya Op Sagaert Xavier Bollen Bart Vergote Ignace |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>To the best of our knowledge, soft tissue sarcomas have not prevously been reported as a complication during pregnancy.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 28-year-old Caucasian woman was diagnosed with a transperitoneal sarcoma during pregnancy. Morphological, immunohistochemical, chromosomal and mutational analyses pointed towards a high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma. Although surgery and chemotherapy are possible during pregnancy, we were unable to perform these in this case.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The potential to treat gynecological cancer during pregnancy should always be assessed individually.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-893806c8579246f0b06467525770bc752022-12-21T23:35:13ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472010-08-014124310.1186/1752-1947-4-243High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma presenting in a 28-year-old woman during pregnancy: a case reportAmant FrédéricVan Calsteren KristelDebiec-Rychter MariaHeyns LiesbethDe Beeck Katya OpSagaert XavierBollen BartVergote Ignace<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>To the best of our knowledge, soft tissue sarcomas have not prevously been reported as a complication during pregnancy.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 28-year-old Caucasian woman was diagnosed with a transperitoneal sarcoma during pregnancy. Morphological, immunohistochemical, chromosomal and mutational analyses pointed towards a high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma. Although surgery and chemotherapy are possible during pregnancy, we were unable to perform these in this case.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The potential to treat gynecological cancer during pregnancy should always be assessed individually.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/243 |
| spellingShingle | Amant Frédéric Van Calsteren Kristel Debiec-Rychter Maria Heyns Liesbeth De Beeck Katya Op Sagaert Xavier Bollen Bart Vergote Ignace High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma presenting in a 28-year-old woman during pregnancy: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| title | High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma presenting in a 28-year-old woman during pregnancy: a case report |
| title_full | High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma presenting in a 28-year-old woman during pregnancy: a case report |
| title_fullStr | High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma presenting in a 28-year-old woman during pregnancy: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma presenting in a 28-year-old woman during pregnancy: a case report |
| title_short | High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma presenting in a 28-year-old woman during pregnancy: a case report |
| title_sort | high grade endometrial stromal sarcoma presenting in a 28 year old woman during pregnancy a case report |
| url | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/243 |
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