Ovarian Leiomyosarcoma

Known as: Leiomyosarcoma of Ovary, Leiomyosarcoma of the Ovary

An aggressive malignant smooth muscle neoplasm, arising from the ovary. It is characterized by a proliferation of neoplastic spindle cells.

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2015

Leiomyosarcoma of the ovary is a rare disease accounting for <1% of all sarcomas. It occurs mainly in post-menopausal women with…

2009

BACKGROUND Primary ovarian leiomyosarcoma (POL) is rare. To the best of our knowledge, POL associated with a Brenner tumor has…

2007

Primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube (FTC) is among the most unusual malignancies treated by gynaecologists. It constitutes 0…

2007

Primary ovarian leiomyosarcoma is an extremely rare tumor, which is thought to arise predominantly in postmenopausal women. We…

2005

Leiomyosarcomas are rare to arise in ovary and only 23 cases have been reported so far. They are considered to arise from…

2005

Primary ovarian leiomyosarcomas are extremely rare tumors that comprise less than 0.1% of all ovarian malignancies. We present a…

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2005

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2005

A case of primary myxoid leiomyosarcoma of the ovary in a 50-year-old Tunisian woman is presented. Bilateral salpingooophorectomy…

1993

A diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma of ovary was made in a 60 year old female presenting with generalised weakness and abdominal lump…

1987

We report a case of a pure ovarian leiomyosarcoma, a rare tumor that comprises less than 0.1% out of all the ovarian malignant…

1965