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[Epithelioid uterine leiomyoma with giant cystic degeneration. A case report]. 2009

Guillermo López Cervantes, and Francisco Javier Vega Ruiz, and Vanesa Peralta Velázquez
Departamento de Patología, Hospital Integral de la Mujer del Estado de Sonora, Sonora, Hermosillo.

At present, show woman 46-years-old, presented hiperpolimenorrea, pelvis ultrasound appearance with cystic giant mass in the uterine corpus; histopathological revealed a epithelioid leiomyoma with giant cystic degeneration. We considered it is the first reported case of this variant of the epithelioid leiomyoma.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D003560 Cysts Any fluid-filled closed cavity or sac that is lined by an EPITHELIUM. Cysts can be of normal, abnormal, non-neoplastic, or neoplastic tissues. Cyst
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014591 Uterine Diseases Pathological processes involving any part of the UTERUS. Endometrial Diseases,Disease, Endometrial,Disease, Uterine,Diseases, Endometrial,Diseases, Uterine,Endometrial Disease,Uterine Disease
D014594 Uterine Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the UTERUS. Cancer of Uterus,Uterine Cancer,Cancer of the Uterus,Neoplasms, Uterine,Neoplasms, Uterus,Uterus Cancer,Uterus Neoplasms,Cancer, Uterine,Cancer, Uterus,Cancers, Uterine,Cancers, Uterus,Neoplasm, Uterine,Neoplasm, Uterus,Uterine Cancers,Uterine Neoplasm,Uterus Cancers,Uterus Neoplasm
D018230 Leiomyoma, Epithelioid A relatively rare smooth muscle tumor found most frequently in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract, especially in the stomach. It is similar to other smooth muscle tumors but may become very large and hemorrhage and exhibit small cystic areas. Simple excision is almost always curative. (From Dorland, 27th ed; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1354) Leiomyoblastoma,Epithelioid Leiomyoma,Epithelioid Leiomyomas,Leiomyoblastomas,Leiomyomas, Epithelioid

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