title: Leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament arising in a pre-existing pure neurilemmoma-like leiomyoma.
abstract: A 35-year-old woman presented with an adnexal mass which came out as a leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament arising in a pre-existing pure neurilemmoma-like leiomyoma. This is the first reported case of leiomyosarcoma arising in a pure neurilemmoma-like leiomyoma, the third reported case at an unusually young age showing evidence of a pre-existing leiomyoma and the 12th reported case of leimyosarcoma of the broad ligament. Is the likelihood of malignant transformation, especially in large leiomyomas of the broad ligament, a rare event?
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akoz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001956:Broad Ligament; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014463:Ultrasonography