Leiomyosarcoma among women in reproductive age
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Purpose: Uterine leiomyosarcomas are exytremely rare tumors. Increased age and postmenopausal status are the potential risk factors of leiomyosarcomas. We aimed to determine the incidence of uterine leiomyosarcoma in women during reproductive period who undergoing hysterectomy or myomectomy for presumed benign leiomyomas.
Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was carried out on women in reproductive age who had undergone myomectomy or hysterectomy due to presumed leiomyoma from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2015. The incidence of leiomyosarcoma was calculated. Patient ages, admitting symptoms, and operative and pathologic findings were analyzed.
Results: A total of 919 women in reproductive age underwent surgeries in the period of the study. We found four cases (0.40%) of rare primary sarcomas of uterus. Case-1 and Case-3 were a 40-year old women, Case-2 was a 36-year-old women, and Case-4 was a 39-year-old woman. Abnormal uterine bleeding and pelvic pain were the two symptoms in our malignant cases. 3 of the women underwent myomectomy procedure while one patient had hysterectomy.
Conclusion: All women should be informed about quite minimal but potential possibility of malignancy that is present for their presumed leiomyomas during the counseling about the treatment options of leiomyomas.
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