Zeynep Kamil Med J. 2014; 45(2): 65-70

Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: Pathologic evaluation of 22 Cases

Ecmel Iþýk Kaygusuz¹, Handan Çetiner¹, Meryem Kürek Eken², Cuma Yorgancý¹, Suna Cesur¹, Hülya Yavuz¹, Nermin Koç^1
1Zeynep Kamil Kadýn ve Çocuk Hastalýklarý Eðitim ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Patoloji Bölümü
²Zeynep Kamil Kadýn ve Çocuk Hastalýklarý Eðitim ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Kadýn Hastalýklarý ve Doðum Kliniði

INTRODUCTION: Leiomyosarcoma is a rare malign neoplasm of the uterus. The current retrospective study examined leiomyosarcoma who were evaluated at our institution over a 8 year period.
METHODS: Clinical records of the cases operated with the diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma, between January 2005 and October 2013, reviewed
retrospectively. All material belonging to 22 cases were evaluated histologically.
RESULTS: There were 22 females, whose age range from 41 to 73 (median 54 years). The neoplasm measured from 1,5 to 16 cm greatest diameter
( median 8,8 cm).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In conclusion, leiomyosarcoma is a aggressive neoplasm. The diagnosis of leiomyosarcomas depends on a combination of microscopic
features. Our cases clinicopathological correlation values were parallel to the literature.

Keywords: Leiomyosarcoma, uterus, immunohistochemistry, anaplasia, mitoticindex

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