Uterine inversion caused by uterine sarcoma: a case report.
Uterine inversion caused by uterine sarcoma is a rare condition with 12 reported cases to date according to a MEDLINE search. We report two cases of this rare condition. A 71- and a 72-year-old woman presented with uterine sarcomas rapidly extruded into the vagina. In both cases, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans showed U-shaped uterine cavities and the pedicles of these tumors were attached to the uterine fundi. Pathological examination confirmed a leiomyosarcoma and a heterologous carcinosarcoma. Uterine inversion can occur when uterine sarcoma rapidly increases in size and extrudes into the vagina. MRI should be performed in the diagnosis of this rare combination.
Takano
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
Ichikawa
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Tsunoda
H
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Nishida
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019687:Uterine Inversion / Q000209:etiology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology