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Case Reports
. 2014 Oct;5(4):202-4.
doi: 10.4103/0976-7800.145175.

Uterine leiomyosarcoma: A case report

Khushpreet Kaur  1 , Parneet Kaur  1 , Arvinder Kaur  1 , Atish Singla  1
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Case Reports

Uterine leiomyosarcoma: A case report

Khushpreet Kaur et al. J Midlife Health. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a rare uterine malignancy that arises from the smooth muscles of uterine wall. It accounts for only 1-2% of uterine malignancies. We report a case of a 60-year-old female who presented with postmenopausal bleeding and was diagnosed later to be a case of leiomyosarcoma of uterus. The diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma is made by histopathological examination, and surgery is the only treatment. The prognosis for female with uterine sarcoma primarily depends on the extent of disease at the time of diagnosis and the mitotic index.

Keywords: Leiomyosarcoma; postmenopausal bleeding; uterine sarcoma.

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Gross specimen showing necrotic endometrial growth
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Tip of Karman's cannula removed during surgery
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(100×, H and E) Showing fascicles of smooth muscle cells exhibiting atypia
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(400×, H and E) Showing cells having enlarged irregular nuclei with dispersed chromatin, prominent nucleoli, and having prominent mitotic activity
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