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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

When the uterine mass is not a leiomyoma.

Sofia Pereira, Rita Sousa, Liliana Constantino, Carlos Abrantes

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Sofia PereiraGynaecology, Centro Hospitalar Leiria EPE, Pousos, Portugal sofiafarinhapereira@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1693-7212
Rita SousaGynaecology, Francisco Gentil Portuguese Institute for Oncology of Coimbra, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Liliana ConstantinoARS Centro, UCSP Anadia I, Anadia, Beira Litoral, Portugal.
Carlos AbrantesPathology Department, Coimbra University Hospital Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.
Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil · PTAustralia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group · AUMedicina · PL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 37-year-old nulliparous woman with abnormal uterine bleeding and a uterine mass suggestive of a leiomyoma not responding to medical therapy was submitted to two hysteroscopies with histological analysis. The first one showed a 'leiomyoma' and the second a 'uterine smooth muscle tumour of uncertain malignant potential/epithelioid leiomyosarcoma, with positivity for hormonal receptors'. The patient was submitted to a total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and the microscopic examination of the tumour revealed a 'uterine tumour resembling ovarian sex-cord tumours'. According to the literature, most cases are diagnosed in postmenopausal women and have a favourable prognosis. These rare tumours have uncertain malignant potential and have no established treatment protocol, but it appears that a fertility-sparing approach is possible once they are well diagnosed.

Indexed as

LeiomyomaLeiomyosarcomaSmooth Muscle TumorUterine NeoplasmsAdultFemaleHumansHysterectomycancer - see oncologygynecological cancer

Identifiers

PMID34404659
PMCPMC8372803
OpenAlexW3195974356

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