D efinition — A distinctive histopathologic variant of uterine leiomyosarcoma. Clinical Features Epidemiology Rare. You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a member. Log in here
D efinition — An aggressive histologic variant of uterine leiomyosarcoma. Clinical Features Epidemiology Rare, even among uterine leiomyosarcomas. You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a…
D efinition — A malignant tumor of smooth muscle originating in the myometrium. Clinical Features Epidemiology Rare (estimated incidence of 0.64 per 100,000 women). Account for 1% of all uterine malignancies and more than 25% of uterine mesenchymal malignancies. Mostly…
PITFALL D efinition — A unique variant of uterine smooth muscle tumor associated with a genetically transmitted increased risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) (loss of heterozygosity [LOH] at 1q43). Clinical Features Epidemiology The underlying defect is a germ-line heterozygous…
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…