| Literature DB >> 17643652 |
Liang Ma1, Shengjun Wu, Yu Zou, WeiDong Li, Liang Gong, Gabrielle Gerelle, YiMing Ni.
Abstract
Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a rare and aggressive malignant tumor arising from the smooth muscle cells of the myometrium, which rarely metastasizes to the heart. We report the case of a 49-year-old Chinese woman who underwent a successful one-stage surgical intervention after an initial diagnosis of intravenous uterine leiomyomatosis. However, her postoperative biopsy showed the presence of low-grade malignant uterine leiomyosarcoma with intravenous and right atrium extension. It is our conclusion that surgical resection is the mainstay treatment for this type of condition.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17643652 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.03.056
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN: 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330