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Case Reports
. 2012;33(3):331-3.

Primary ovarian leiomyosarcoma

D Zygouris  1 , G Androutsopoulos, C Grigoriadis, N Arnogiannaki, E Terzakis
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  • PMID: 22873115
Case Reports

Primary ovarian leiomyosarcoma

D Zygouris et al. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2012.

Abstract

Background: Primary ovarian leiomyosarcoma is an extremely rare subtype of ovarian sarcomas. It most commonly occurs in postmenopausal women and has unfavorable prognosis.

Case: The patient, a 58-year-old postmenopausal woman, presented with a complaint of abdominal pain. Preoperative examination revealed an intraabdominal mass 25 x 17 x 14 cm in the right adnexa. She underwent bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, total omentectomy, appendectomy and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy. The histopathology revealed leiomyosarcoma of the right ovary Stage Ia. She did not receive any postoperative adjuvant therapy. Follow-up 21 months after initial surgery, showed no evidence of recurrence.

Conclusion: Additional studies are needed to understand more about the nature, clinical behavior and treatment of this very rare tumor.

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