[Epithelioid leiomyosarcoma of the uterine cervix. Report of a case].
We report a case of an epithelioid leiomyosarcoma of the uterine cervix in a 42 year-old woman. This is a very rare tumor. Usually, the presenting symptoms are vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain. Two problems have to be solved by the microscopy: to prove the smooth muscle differentiation of the tumor and to assert the malignancy. Surgery remains the basis of therapy. Prognosis is poor.
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Laboratoire d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, CHU Nord, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens Cedex.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery