[Malignant neoplasms of the uterus in women treated with uterine

Ginekol Pol · Mar 2013

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[Malignant neoplasms of the uterus in women treated with uterine artery embolization for presumed leiomyoma--description of three cases].

Leiomyomas are the most common tumors of the uterus. Uterine artery embolization has been accepted as an alternative method for myomectomy or hysterectomy However lack of histologic conformation carries the risk of misdiagnosis of cancer so a thorough diagnostic testing is needed. ⋯ The risk of leiomyosarcoma in myomata is very low, but it is necessary to remember about it, especially when we have no tissue for histological examination. Our report presents three cases of women diagnosed with leiomyosarcomas or endometrial cancer after uterine artery embolization for suspected symptomatic uterine fibroids.

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- Małgorzata Gajewska and Grzegorz Panek.
- I Katedra i Klinika Połoznictwa I Ginekologii, WUM, Warszawa, Polska. ma.gajewska@gmail.com
- Ginekol Pol. 2013 Mar 1;84(3):229-33.
AbstractLeiomyomas are the most common tumors of the uterus. Uterine artery embolization has been accepted as an alternative method for myomectomy or hysterectomy However lack of histologic conformation carries the risk of misdiagnosis of cancer so a thorough diagnostic testing is needed. Leiomyosarcomas are rare but very aggressive tumors of the uterine tract. The risk of leiomyosarcoma in myomata is very low, but it is necessary to remember about it, especially when we have no tissue for histological examination. Our report presents three cases of women diagnosed with leiomyosarcomas or endometrial cancer after uterine artery embolization for suspected symptomatic uterine fibroids.

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