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An unusual case of uterine PEComa presenting with disseminated intravascular coagulation

Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 2019
Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms (PEComas) are mesenchymal neoplasms originating from the perivascular epithelioid cell (PEC) line. The World Health Organization (WHO) further defines PEComa as “a mesenchymal tumor composed of histologically and ...
Rodger Rothenberger, Amanda Jackson, Ady Kendler, Thomas Herzog, Caroline Billingsley   +4 more
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Peritoneal dissemination complicating morcellation of uterine mesenchymal neoplasms. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BackgroundPower morcellation has become a common technique for the minimally invasive resection of uterine leiomyomas. This technique is associated with dissemination of cellular material throughout the peritoneum.
Michael A Seidman, Titilope Oduyebo, Michael G Muto, Christopher P Crum, Marisa R Nucci, Bradley J Quade   +5 more
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Genome-wide association and epidemiological analyses reveal common genetic origins between uterine leiomyomata and endometriosis

Nature Communications, 2019
Uterine leiomyomata (UL) or fibroids are neoplasms of the uterine smooth muscle associated with heavy menstrual bleeding and other female reproductive tract morbidity.
C. S. Gallagher, N. Mäkinen, H. R. Harris, N. Rahmioglu, O. Uimari, J. P. Cook, N. Shigesi, T. Ferreira, D. R. Velez-Edwards, T. L. Edwards, S. Mortlock, Z. Ruhioglu, F. Day, C. M. Becker, V. Karhunen, H. Martikainen, M.-R. Järvelin, R. M. Cantor, P. M. Ridker, K. L. Terry, J. E. Buring, S. D. Gordon, S. E. Medland, G. W. Montgomery, D. R. Nyholt, D. A. Hinds, J. Y. Tung, the 23andMe Research Team, J. R. B. Perry, P. A. Lind, J. N. Painter, N. G. Martin, A. P. Morris, D. I. Chasman, S. A. Missmer, K. T. Zondervan, C. C. Morton   +36 more
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Carcinosarcoma of the uterus in a woman with Down syndrome

Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy, 2010
There are only a few reports of uterine cancers in women with Down syndrome, whose tumor profile is marked by a reduced risk for solid neoplasms. There are no reports of a uterine carcinosarcoma arising in a woman with Down syndrome.
Ismail A. Al-Badawi, Osama AlOmar, Ianny Kornfeld   +2 more
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A Case of Malignant PEComa of the Uterus Associated with Intramural Leiomyoma and Endometrial Carcinoma [PDF]

Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine, 2016
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) refers to a family of mesenchymal neoplasms composed of angiomyolipomas, clear cell “sugar” tumors of the lung, and lymphangioleiomyomatoses.
Yoo Jin Choi, Jin Hwa Hong, Aeree Kim, Hankyeom Kim, Hyeyoon Chang   +4 more
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Histopathology of Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma with Emphasis on Immunohistochemistry Marker Expression: Report of Three Cases

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Endometrial stromal tumors are rare uterine mesenchymal neoplasms. Endometrial stromal sarcomas (ESSs) are of endometrial stromal origin that accounts for approximately 1% of all uterine malignant neoplasms.
Narayanamoorthy Keerthyraj, Vigneswaramoorthi Vinayagamoorthi, Erli Amel Ivan, V Sriram, Govindasamy Revathi, Ramya Gandhi   +5 more
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Uterine Mesenchymal Tumors: Updates on Pathology, Molecular Landscape, and Therapeutics

Medicina
Background: Mesenchymal uterine tumors are a diverse group of neoplasms with varying biological potential. Many of these neoplasms can have overlapping morphologic similarities, which, in some instances, render their diagnosis and categorization thorough
Amal A. Alodaini
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Noninvasive Polypoid Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor of the Uterus: A Case Report and Literature Review

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Introduction: Malignant mixed Müllerian tumors (MMMT), also known as carcinosarcomas, are rare and highly aggressive neoplasms of the uterus, accounting for less than 5% of all uterine malignancies.
Leon Kaza, Leart Berdica, Teona Teona, Albina Ndoja   +3 more
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Prolonged survival of a female patient with total pelvic exenteration [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2005
Background. To present a female patient who lived 5 years after total pelvic exenteration (TPE). Case report. The female patient underwent TPE due to retrovesicovaginal fistula as a consequence of locoregional irradiation after the operation for the ...
Ignjatović Dragan, Jevtić Miodrag, Mirković Darko   +2 more
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Impact of the adjuvant management and risk factors on survival in FIGO stage 3 endometrial cancer patients

Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
ObjectivePatients with FIGO stage III endometrial cancer routinely receive adjuvant therapy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with stage IIIA to IIIC2 patients by treatment ...
Nora Tong, Aalok Kumar, Gerald Gelowitz, Anna Tinker, Caroline Holloway, Jenny Ko, Jenny Ko   +6 more
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