title: Debulking surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the management of a recurrent aggressive uterine myxoid leiomyosarcoma with peritoneal dissemination.
abstract: •A rare case of recurrent peritoneal sarcomatosis (PS) arising from aggressive uterine myxoid leiomyosarcoma was described.•Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) has the potential to improve outcomes in PS from uterine sarcoma.•Careful patient selection for cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC is important to achieve better outcomes in PS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors.forename: Genki
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
keywords: Advanced myxoid leiomyosarcoma; Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy; Peritoneal sarcomatosis