title: [Spontaneous uterine rupture due to uterine leiomyosarcoma].
abstract: Uterine sarcomas are rare cancers characterized by clinical and histological polymorphism. They are malignant tumors of poor prognosis. Inaugural manifestation of acute abdomen with hemo-pneumoperitoneum and spontaneous uterine rupture remains exceptional. The authors report the case of a uterine leiomyosarcoma manifesting itself as an inaugural generalized acute peritonitis in a 43 year old woman. Uterine rupture due to malignant tumor was suspected during urgent preoperative imaging (ultrasound and CT scan) and confirmed histologically.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie de l'Hôpital d'Enfants, Maternité Souissi, Centre Hospitalier Ibn Sina, 40000 Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Khouloud
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boussouni
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie de l'Hôpital d'Enfants, Maternité Souissi, Centre Hospitalier Ibn Sina, 40000 Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Meryem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benoulaid
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie de l'Hôpital d'Enfants, Maternité Souissi, Centre Hospitalier Ibn Sina, 40000 Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Rachida
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dafiri
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: CT scan; hemo-pneumoperitoneum; leiomyosarcoma; uterine rupture