Leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament--report of a case.
A 31-year-old woman with a leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament discovered during pregnancy is described. Treatment consisted of resection followed by pelvic irradiation. The patient experienced distant visceral metastases with disease control in the pelvis 30 months after diagnosis.
D000290:Adnexa Uteri; D000328:Adult; D001956:Broad Ligament; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy