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Sixteen year-old with leiomyosarcoma in a prior benign myomectomy site

Authors :
Jennifer A. Vaz
Payam Katebi Kashi
Saeid Movahedi-Lankarani
Niccole B. Piguet
Kristen P. Zeligs
Lana Bijelic
Uma N.M. Rao
Thomas P. Conrads
G. Larry Maxwell
Kathleen M. Darcy
Ruchi Garg
Source :
Gynecologic Oncology Reports, Vol 29, Iss , Pp 126-129 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2019.

Abstract

Uterine leiomyosarcoma in a prior myomectomy site is a rare phenomenon. We report an unusual case of a leiomyosarcoma arising six months post myomectomy in a 16-year old female. Keywords: Malignant transformation, Leiomyoma, Leiomyosarcoma, Adolescent, High-risk features

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23525789
Volume :
29
Issue :
126-129
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Gynecologic Oncology Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.081dc5d160d3439389e195da07c30edb
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2019.08.002