title: Leiomyosarcoma of the vulva.
abstract: Malignant tumors of the vulva soft tissue are uncommon. About 1-3% are sarcomas. They can be mistaken as benign lesions, leading to misdiagnosis and mistreatment. A case of a 71-year-old woman with a leiomyosarcoma of the vulva is presented. The surgical excision of the lesion is described and there were no additional malignancies or lesions found. There was no need for adjuvant therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Helios Hospital Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany. darius.salehin@helios-kliniken.de
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salehin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haugk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: William
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hemmerlein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thill
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Diedrich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friedrich
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*