Incidental leiomyosarcoma found at the time of cesarean hysterectomy for morbidly adherent placenta.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-2017
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Incidental leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare diagnosis in pregnancy or in the puerperium. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported in the literature of incidental LMS after cesarean hysterectomy for morbidly adherent placenta.
CASE: We present a case of a cesarean hysterectomy performed for a suspected morbidly adherent placenta in a patient with three prior cesarean deliveries, an anterior placenta previa and a fundal fibroid. Subsequent pathology identified a LMS on final specimen. The patient declined bilateral oophorectomy and removal of her remaining cervix. No chemotherapy or radiation was given for her presumed stage IB disease.
CONCLUSION: An incidental finding of a LMS is infrequent; the risk of recurrence is > 50% even if the sarcoma is removed in its entirety.
Volume
20
First Page
127
Last Page
130
ISSN
2352-5789
Published In/Presented At
Hand, L. C., Gimovsky, A. C., Chan, J. S. Y., Rosenblum, N. G., & Kim, C. H. (2017). Incidental leiomyosarcoma found at the time of cesarean hysterectomy for morbidly adherent placenta. Gynecologic oncology reports, 20, 127–130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2017.04.007
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
28508030
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article