UTERINE LEIOMYOSARCOMA MADE BY HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AFTER HYSTERECTOMY – A RARE CASE REPORT
*Dr. Singari. Jaya Jyothi, Dr. Kotha. Sravya Reddy, Dr. S. Parveen and Dr. T. Lakshmi Suseela.
ABSTRACT
Introduction
Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a rare uterine malignancy that arises from
the smooth muscles of uterine wall accounting for 1-2% of uterine
malignancies. They differ from endometrial cancers in view of
diagnosis, clinical behavior, pattern of spread, and management. The
incidence of sarcomatous change in uterine leiomyomas is between
0.13% and 0.81%.[1, 2] We report a case of a 52 year-old female who
presented with menorrhagia and metrorrhagia and was diagnosed later
as a case of leiomyosarcoma of uterus. The diagnosis of
leiomyosarcoma is made by histopathological examination after
hysterectomy.
Keywords: Uterine Leiomyomas, Uterine Leiomyosarcoma.
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