title: Leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament: case report and literature review.
abstract: A 56-year-old woman with leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament discovered in the outpatient clinic in Marmara University Medical School is presented. Treatment consisted of total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. After a one-year disease-free interval, the patient underwent a repeat laparotomy and recurrence of the previously excised malignant tumor was removed. The patient received external radiotherapy to the pelvis with linear accelerator.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School at Medicine, University of Marmara, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pekin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pekin
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D001956:Broad Ligament; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged