title: Leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Primary leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament is a very rare, rapidly progressive and highly malignant gynaecological tumor. There are only 11 cases reported so far in the literature. An 87-year-old Caucasian lady with leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament is presented. Treatment consisted of resection and total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oopphorectomy. Unusually, she developed large recurrent pelvic disease in the absence of disseminated metastasis following surgery. She died within 8 weeks of primary surgery. This highlights the unknown behavior of this tumor and the need for more research into management.
authors.affiliation: Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, UK. alpa_barodia@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Finn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Light
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001956:Broad Ligament / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery