Rapid sarcomatous degeneration of an uterine pleomorphic symplastic leiomyoma
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https://doi.org/10.18597/rcog.410Keywords:
leiomyoma, leiomyosarcoma, menorrhagia, sepsisAbstract
Objective: reviewing the epidemiology and clinical-histopathological picture of uterine sarcomas.
Presentation of the case: a 35 year-old woman was attended at the Medellín General hospital (3rd level attention public hospital serving as obstetric referente centre) for genital bleeding. She presented anaemia and a pelvic mass which was revealed to be a high-grade uterine leiomyosarcoma in histopathological study.
Discussion: an atypical benign tumorous lesion was described, having variable cellularity; this degenerated into an aggressive leiomyosarcoma lesion having early-stage symptom attacks.
Author Biographies
Oscar Alejandro Bonilla-Sepúlveda
Jaime Díaz-Cardona
Álvaro Restrepo-Pareja
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