Stage IIIC Ovarian Leiomyosarcoma in a Premenopausal Woman with Multiple Recurrences: Prolonged Survival with Surgical Therapy

A case of Stage IIIC primary ovarian leiomyosarcoma in a premenopausal woman with multiple recurrences alive and well 7 years after diagnosis is presented. In addition to the typical light microscopic, immunohistochemical, and electron microscopic features of ovarian leiomyosarcoma, the tumor was pr...

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Published in:Gynecologic oncology 1997-09, Vol.66 (3), p.519-525
Main Authors: Rasmussen, Chelsey C., Skilling, Jeffrey S., Sorosky, Joel I., Lager, Donna J., Buller, Richard E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Female genital diseases
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Leiomyosarcoma - pathology
Leiomyosarcoma - surgery
Medical sciences
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Neoplasm Staging
Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology
Ovarian Neoplasms - surgery
Premenopause
Tumors
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Summary:A case of Stage IIIC primary ovarian leiomyosarcoma in a premenopausal woman with multiple recurrences alive and well 7 years after diagnosis is presented. In addition to the typical light microscopic, immunohistochemical, and electron microscopic features of ovarian leiomyosarcoma, the tumor was progesterone receptor positive. This is 28th report of primary ovarian leiomyosarcoma and the first report of progesterone receptor in this tumor. This is the longest reported survival in a woman with this disease.
ISSN:0090-8258
1095-6859
DOI:10.1006/gyno.1997.4824