Primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament: A case report with review of literature
Primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament is a very rare and highly malignant tumour with very few cases being reported in literature. They have an aggressive course and occur usually in postmenopausal women. We herein report a rare case of primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament which was d...
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author | Devika Gupta Giriraj Singh Pooja Gupta Satish Mendonca Kamlesh Kumar Singh |
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description | Primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament is a very rare and highly malignant tumour with very few cases being reported in literature. They have an aggressive course and occur usually in postmenopausal women. We herein report a rare case of primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament which was diagnosed based on imaging, the classical histomorphological and immunohistochemistry features and subsequently treated by complete surgical resection. Primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament is a rapidly progressive and highly malignant gynaecological tumour. It requires complete surgery (hysterectomy with bilateral salpingoophorectomy) for all cases. Adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy is used in selected cases. Low to intermediate grade tumours with no evidence of metastasis are treated surgically only, with advice for a close follow-up. |
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spelling | doaj.art-ca96d600c03e41b992dcc53316b28aaf2022-12-22T03:30:50ZengElsevierHuman Pathology: Case Reports2214-33002015-09-0123596210.1016/j.ehpc.2015.02.005Primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament: A case report with review of literatureDevika Gupta0Giriraj Singh1Pooja Gupta2Satish Mendonca3Kamlesh Kumar Singh4Armed Forces Medical College, Department Of Pathology and Laboratory Science, Command Hospital, Pune, 411040, IndiaArmed Forces Medical College, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Command Hospital, Pune, 411040, IndiaArmed Forces Medical College, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Command Hospital, Pune, 411040, IndiaArmed Forces Medical College, Department Of Medicine, Command Hospital, Pune, 411040, IndiaArmed Forces Medical College, Department Of Pathology and Laboratory Science, Command Hospital, Pune, 411040, IndiaPrimary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament is a very rare and highly malignant tumour with very few cases being reported in literature. They have an aggressive course and occur usually in postmenopausal women. We herein report a rare case of primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament which was diagnosed based on imaging, the classical histomorphological and immunohistochemistry features and subsequently treated by complete surgical resection. Primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament is a rapidly progressive and highly malignant gynaecological tumour. It requires complete surgery (hysterectomy with bilateral salpingoophorectomy) for all cases. Adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy is used in selected cases. Low to intermediate grade tumours with no evidence of metastasis are treated surgically only, with advice for a close follow-up.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221433001420112XLeiomyosarcomaBroad ligamentUterus |
spellingShingle | Devika Gupta Giriraj Singh Pooja Gupta Satish Mendonca Kamlesh Kumar Singh Primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament: A case report with review of literature Human Pathology: Case Reports Leiomyosarcoma Broad ligament Uterus |
title | Primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament: A case report with review of literature |
title_full | Primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament: A case report with review of literature |
title_fullStr | Primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament: A case report with review of literature |
title_full_unstemmed | Primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament: A case report with review of literature |
title_short | Primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament: A case report with review of literature |
title_sort | primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament a case report with review of literature |
topic | Leiomyosarcoma Broad ligament Uterus |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221433001420112X |
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