Abstract
Background
A liposarcoma is the most frequent soft tissue sarcoma found in adults, however, a liposarcoma arising in uterus is extremely rare. Indeed, a liposarcoma coexistent with a leiomyoma is even rarer and there is only one case has been reported in the English literature to date.
Case
We describe a case of the uterine liposarcoma arising in a leiomyoma in 48-year-old woman who presented with dysmenorrhea, brownish vaginal discharge, and a rapidly enlarging lower abdominal mass. The tumor emerged from the lower segment of the endometrium and filled the endometrial cavity as a polypoid lesion. The authors of this study documented the adipocyte origin of the tumor with immunohistochemical and electron microscopical studies, the available literature was reviewed and the possible histogenesis was discussed.
Conclusion
We herein report a case of very rare primary liposarcoma arising in a submucosal uterine leiomyoma.
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Hong, R., Lim, SC. & Jung, H. A myxoid liposarcoma arising in a leiomyoma of the uterus: a case report. Arch Gynecol Obstet 277, 445–448 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-007-0486-2
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