D efinition — Uterine smooth muscle tumor composed of multiple repetitive fascicles of smooth muscle diffusely involving the myometrium without a definable border. Clinical Features Epidemiology Same as for leiomyoma, but extremely rare. You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical…
D efinition — A benign smooth muscle tumor with prominent nuclear atypia. Clinical Features Epidemiology Uncommon. Identified in the same patient population as typical leiomyomata. You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited…
D efinition — A morphologic variant of uterine leiomyoma. Clinical Features Epidemiology Mitotic activity within normal and leiomyomatous smooth muscle cells is a well-established phenomenon. Exogenous progesterones increase the observed mitotic rate in leiomyomata. You’re Reading a Preview Become a…
D efinition — Uterine smooth muscle tumor with prominent degenerative changes. Clinical Features Epidemiology Same as for leiomyoma. Degenerative change within leiomyomata is extremely common. You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited…
D efinition A smooth muscle tumor with conspicuous increased cellularity. Clinical Features Epidemiology The same as for usual leiomyoma. You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are…
D efinition — A benign tumor of the uterus composed of both smooth muscle and adipose cells. Clinical Features Epidemiology Rare. Postmenopausal women. t(12;14) a common chromosomal rearrangement similar to other leiomyomas. You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree…
D efinition — A benign tumor composed of smooth muscle and mesothelium that is most common in the outer myometrium and fallopian tube. Clinical Features Epidemiology Uncommon but not rare. Reproductive-age to perimenopausal women. You’re Reading a Preview Become a…
D efinition — A mesenchymal tumor of the uterus without smooth muscle or endometrial stromal differentiation. Clinical Features Epidemiology Undifferentiated uterine sarcomas are rare and account for less than 0.5% of all uterine malignancies and only 10% to 15% of…
D efinition — An intermediate to high-grade stromal sarcoma with a distinct molecular genotype. Clinical Features Epidemiology Overall endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is rare; it accounts for less than 0.5% of all uterine malignancies and only 10% to 15% of…
D efinition — A benign low-grade mesenchymal tumor of the uterus. Clinical Features Epidemiology Uterine tumor resembling sex cord tumor (UTRSCT) is rare; it accounts for less than 0.5% of all uterine malignancies and only 10% to 15% of mesenchymal…