A rare Case of Uterine Leiomyosarcoma in a Virgin Woman: a case report

Fortuitous Case of Undifferentiated High Grade Uterine Sarcoma- A Rare Case Report From Pakistan

“…In our case, malignancy was diagnosed on histopathology specimen after surgery followed by recurrence with metastasis and poor prognosis due to lost to follow up. Thus, these study findings were found significant and congruent with research conducted by Nankali and his co-associates 4 .…”

“…The dilemma of leiomyosarcoma is that review of literature suggests its rarity with aggressive nature and high risk of recurrence and death regardless of its stage of presentation with no absolute preoperative diagnostic confirmation 4,5 . Imaging modalities that are commonly used including ultrasound and MRI cannot accurately and precisely differentiate between leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma although progress has been made 1 .…”

“…Uterine sarcomas are rare tumors derived from mesenchymal tumors 1,2 , predominantly affecting women of reproductive age with symptoms; uterine bleeding, pelvic pain and/or pelvic mass 3 associated with poor prognosis and remain undiagnosed preoperatively 4,5 . Thus, attributed to 1% of female genital tract malignancies and 3% to 7% of uterine cancers in them 6,7 .…”