title: A rare case of uterine myxoid leiomyosarcoma: a case report.
abstract: We present the rare case of a 61-year-old female patient who was submitted in the hospital with metrorrhagia and pelvi-abdominal pain. Echographic examination revealed an heterogeneous uterine mass measuring 190/130/110 mm. Therefore, total hysterectomy with bilateral ooforectomy was performed. Grossly, the uterus presented a tumoral mass with areas of hemorrhage, necrosis and abundant mucoid degeneration. On light microscopic examination a malignant neoplastic proliferation with features of myxoid leiomyosarcoma was noted. In this paper, we presented this rare form of leiomyosarcoma with an emphasis on its particularities that have not been mentioned in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Luminita Elena
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Mitrache
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Vasile Adrian
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Dumitru
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simion
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cirstoiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sajin