A case of myxoid leiomyosarcoma of uterus occurring in a 5-year-old girl: A case report and literature review.

Park, Seong Nam; Lim, Hyae Won; Kim, Hoon Young; Kim, Byoung Ryun; Moon, Hyung Bae

doi:2011.54.11.712

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 54(11); 2011 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2011;54(11):712-716.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2011.54.11.712 Published online November 1, 2011.

A case of myxoid leiomyosarcoma of uterus occurring in a 5-year-old girl: A case report and literature review.

Seong Nam Park, Hyae Won Lim, Hoon Young Kim, Byoung Ryun Kim, Hyung Bae Moon

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. brkim21@lycos.co.kr
²Department of Pathology, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.

Abstract

Myxoid leiomyosarcoma of the uterus is a variant of leiomyosarcoma characterized by a large amount of myxomatous stroma and low mitotic counts with minimal cellular atypia but with subsequent malignant course. These tumors have a striking myxoid appearance and exhibit highly malignant behavior despite their low mitotic index. We report a first case of myxoid leiomyosarcoma of the uterus occurring in a young child with brief review of literatures.

Key Words: Myxoid leiomyosarcoma, Uterus, A young child