Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy (Aug 2015)

Localized leiomyosarcoma of the uterine cervix with rapid lung metastases

  • Joao Casanova,
  • Kuan-Gen Huang,
  • Jongrak Thepsuwan,
  • Doris R. Benavides,
  • Chen-Lin Chi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gmit.2014.05.010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 3
pp. 95 – 97

Abstract

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Cervical sarcomas are extremely rare tumors associated with a poor prognosis. We report the case of a 63-year-old woman who was admitted to our institution due to abnormal vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed a large cervical mass that was biopsied. Pathological features were compatible with a leiomyosarcoma of the uterine cervix. The patient underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. All histological and Immunohistochemical findings confirmed the diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma of the cervix. Adjuvant chemotherapy was started but unfortunately the disease progressed and 1 year after completion of the chemotherapy the patient developed lung metastases and eventually died.

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