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Case of leiomyosarcoma arising from subserosal leiomyoma
Author(s) -
Yamaguchi Maiko,
Kusunoki Soshi,
Hirayama Takashi,
Fujino Kazunari,
Terao Yasuhisa,
Itakura Atsuo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.14037
Subject(s) - medicine , leiomyosarcoma , omentectomy , laparotomy , leiomyoma , magnetic resonance imaging , uterus , uterine leiomyoma , radiology , hysterectomy , nuclear medicine
Uterine leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare tumor. It has not been established if these tumors arise de novo or from pre‐existing leiomyomas (LM). We report a case herein of LMS arising from a subserosal LM. A 47‐year‐old nulliparous woman was diagnosed with a uterine tumor measuring 30 cm in diameter by pelvic magnetic resonance imaging. Serum CA‐125 level was 369 U/mL, and the lactate dehydrogenase level was elevated (565 IU/L, respectively). Positron emission tomography‐computed tomography revealed abnormal uptake (SUV max = 25.29) of the abdominal tumor. Upon laparotomy, a large tumor with solid and cystic components was shown to arise from a subserosal LM, with invasion into the greater omentum and small intestine. Abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo‐oophorectomy, omentectomy and small intestine resection were performed. Macroscopic findings showed that the LMS was adherent to a subserosal LM, without continuity between the tumor and the uterus. Our case supports the hypothesis that LMS can arise from a pre‐existing LM.