[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.
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