title: Leiomyosarcoma uteri in a white woman.
abstract: Sarcoma of the corpus uteri should be considered as a differential diagnosis in postmenopausal women presenting with severe abdominal pain, thought to be due to degenerative changes of leiomyoma uteri. We present a rare case of leiomyosarcoma in a postmenopausal White woman. Diagnosis was missed preoperatively for degenerating uterine fibroid.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. biyi.adesiyun@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Adesiyun
authors.forename: M O A
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Samaila
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007813:Laparotomy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D044465:White People