title: Incidentally discovered uterine sarcoma in a premenopausal patient after hysterectomy for postembolization endometritis.
abstract: Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) are the most common benign tumor of the female reproductive system. Fibroids can become symptomatic with symptoms such as menorrhagia and menometrorrhagia, pelvic pain, and reproductive dysfunction. Hysterectomy, myomectomy, and the less invasive uterine artery embolization are now commonly performed if conservative management of symptomatic fibroids fails. Moreover, uterine artery embolization (UAE) is the preferred minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of symptomatic fibroids. Major complications of UAE are extremely rare but well known. Additionally, there is a risk of undiagnosed uterine sarcoma found post embolization, which has been reported in literature during the past 12 years. Herein, we describe a case of an incidentally discovered uterine sarcoma in a premenopausal female after hysterectomy for post uterine artery embolization endometritis and sepsis.
authors: Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3950 Presby South Tower, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA, chue@upmc.edu.
authors: Edwin C
authors: EC
authors: Chu
authors: Ernesto
authors: E
authors: Santos
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: McCluskey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D003287:Contrast Media; D004716:Endometritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D033162:Incidental Findings; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017697:Premenopause; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055357:Uterine Artery Embolization; D063186:Uterine Myomectomy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media