title: Surgical treatment of large smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential during pregnancy.
abstract: This paper presents a case of a 37-year old pregnant woman with a large tumor extending from pelvis to xyphoid, diagnosed at 14 weeks of pregnancy. At 18 weeks myomectomy was performed and the tumor weighing 4250 g was removed. Hystopathological findings showed a uterine smooth muscle tumour of uncertain malignant potential. Due to preeclampsia an urgent caesarean section was performed at 34 weeks of gestational age. A live and healthy female neonate was delivered. According to hystopathological findings and in agreement with the patient hysterectomy without adnexectomy was performed in the same act.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Osijek, Croatia.
authors.forename: Andrijana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Müller Vranjes
authors.forename: Sinisa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sijanović
authors.forename: Domagoj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vidosavljević
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kasac
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abicic Zuljević
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018235:Smooth Muscle Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*