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Uterine ligament neoplasm

MedGen UID:
276942
•Concept ID:
C1519870
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Neoplasm of the Uterine Ligament; neoplasm of the uterine ligament; neoplasm of uterine ligament; Tumor of the Uterine Ligament; tumor of the uterine ligament; tumor of uterine ligament; tumour of the uterine ligament; tumour of uterine ligament; Uterine Ligament Neoplasm; uterine ligament neoplasm; uterine ligament neoplasm (disease); Uterine Ligament Tumor; uterine ligament tumor; uterine ligament tumour
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021629

Definition

A benign, borderline, or malignant neoplasm that affects the broad or other uterine ligaments. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Comparative study of tumor-free laparoscopic and open surgery in the treatment of early-stage cervical cancer.
Zhao J, Liu Q, Jiang D, Chen T, Meng S, Shu C
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2023 Nov 28;48(11):1686-1695. doi: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2023.230334. PMID: 38432859Free PMC Article
Literature review with PGI guidelines for delineation of clinical target volume for intact carcinoma cervix.
Bansal A, Patel FD, Rai B, Gulia A, Dhanireddy B, Sharma SC
J Cancer Res Ther 2013 Oct-Dec;9(4):574-82. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.126450. PMID: 24518699
Childbirth and myoma treatment by uterine artery occlusion: do they share a common biology?
Burbank F
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 2004 May;11(2):138-52. doi: 10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60189-2. PMID: 15200765

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Re-torsion of the ovaries.
Hyttel TE, Bak GS, Larsen SB, Løkkegaard EC
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2015 Mar;94(3):236-44. Epub 2014 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/aogs.12542. PMID: 25412114
Literature review with PGI guidelines for delineation of clinical target volume for intact carcinoma cervix.
Bansal A, Patel FD, Rai B, Gulia A, Dhanireddy B, Sharma SC
J Cancer Res Ther 2013 Oct-Dec;9(4):574-82. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.126450. PMID: 24518699
Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms of soft tissue and gynecologic origin: a clinicopathologic study of 26 cases and review of the literature.
Folpe AL, Mentzel T, Lehr HA, Fisher C, Balzer BL, Weiss SW
Am J Surg Pathol 2005 Dec;29(12):1558-75. doi: 10.1097/01.pas.0000173232.22117.37. PMID: 16327428
Paraovarian cyst: MR imaging features.
Kishimoto K, Ito K, Awaya H, Matsunaga N, Outwater EK, Siegelman ES
Abdom Imaging 2002 Nov-Dec;27(6):685-9. doi: 10.1007/s00261-002-0014-6. PMID: 12395257
Pelvic endometriosis and ureteral obstruction.
Langmade CF
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1975 Jun 15;122(4):463-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(16)33538-4. PMID: 1146901

Diagnosis

Laparoscopic Approach to Presacral Recurrence of Sacrococcygeal Teratoma.
Tei E, Hirakawa H, Mori M, Yamamoto Y, Sasaki A, Horie T, Watanabe T
Tokai J Exp Clin Med 2022 Sep 20;47(3):112-114. PMID: 36073281
Mesothelial cyst of the round ligament.
Apostolakis S, Ioannidis A, Koutserimpas C, Patrikakos P, Perrakis A, Velimezis G
G Chir 2018 Sep-Oct;34(5):323-325. PMID: 30444483
Literature review with PGI guidelines for delineation of clinical target volume for intact carcinoma cervix.
Bansal A, Patel FD, Rai B, Gulia A, Dhanireddy B, Sharma SC
J Cancer Res Ther 2013 Oct-Dec;9(4):574-82. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.126450. PMID: 24518699
CT of inguinal canal lipomas and fat-containing inguinal hernias.
Fataar S
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2011 Oct;55(5):485-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2011.02288.x. PMID: 22008167
Intraligamentary pregnancy.
Cordero DR, Adra A, Yasin S, O'Sullivan MJ
Obstet Gynecol Surv 1994 Mar;49(3):206-9. doi: 10.1097/00006254-199403000-00026. PMID: 8164915

Therapy

Mapping sentinel lymph nodes in early-stage ovarian cancer (MELISA) trial - a further step towards lymphadenectomy replacement.
Agustí N, Vidal-Sicart S, Paredes P, Celada-Castro C, Migliorelli F, Glickman A, Marina T, Fusté P, Carreras-Dieguez N, Saco A, Díaz-Feijóo B, Torné A
Gynecol Oncol 2023 Dec;179:145-151. Epub 2023 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.11.007. PMID: 37980769
Nerve sparing radical hysterectomy in early stage cervical cancer. Latest developments and review of the literature.
Kavallaris A, Zygouris D, Dafopoulos A, Kalogiannidis I, Terzakis E
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 2015;36(1):5-9. PMID: 25872326
Re-torsion of the ovaries.
Hyttel TE, Bak GS, Larsen SB, Løkkegaard EC
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2015 Mar;94(3):236-44. Epub 2014 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/aogs.12542. PMID: 25412114
Vaginal route: a gynaecological route for much more than hysterectomy.
Sheth SS, Paghdiwalla KP, Hajari AR
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2011 Apr;25(2):115-32. Epub 2011 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2010.12.005. PMID: 21349773
A novel technique for the management of the vesicouterine ligament during radical hysterectomy.
Kobayashi E, Iwamiya T, Isobe M, Miyake T, Shiki Y, Yamasaki M
Gynecol Oncol 2009 Oct;115(1):56-59. Epub 2009 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.06.034. PMID: 19647307

Prognosis

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor of the rectum: report of a case and review of the literature.
Kanazawa A, Fujii S, Godai TI, Ishibe A, Oshima T, Fukushima T, Ota M, Yukawa N, Rino Y, Imada T, Ito J, Nozawa A, Masuda M, Kunisaki C
World J Surg Oncol 2014 Jan 13;12:12. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-12-12. PMID: 24410788Free PMC Article
Nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy in cervical cancer: evolution of concepts.
Raspagliesi F, Ditto A, Hanozet F, Martinelli F, Solima E, Zanaboni F, Kusamura S, Fontanelli R
Gynecol Oncol 2007 Oct;107(1 Suppl 1):S119-21. Epub 2007 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.07.020. PMID: 17727932
Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms of soft tissue and gynecologic origin: a clinicopathologic study of 26 cases and review of the literature.
Folpe AL, Mentzel T, Lehr HA, Fisher C, Balzer BL, Weiss SW
Am J Surg Pathol 2005 Dec;29(12):1558-75. doi: 10.1097/01.pas.0000173232.22117.37. PMID: 16327428
Intraligamentary pregnancy.
Cordero DR, Adra A, Yasin S, O'Sullivan MJ
Obstet Gynecol Surv 1994 Mar;49(3):206-9. doi: 10.1097/00006254-199403000-00026. PMID: 8164915
Pelvic endometriosis and ureteral obstruction.
Langmade CF
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1975 Jun 15;122(4):463-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(16)33538-4. PMID: 1146901

Clinical prediction guides

Mapping sentinel lymph nodes in early-stage ovarian cancer (MELISA) trial - a further step towards lymphadenectomy replacement.
Agustí N, Vidal-Sicart S, Paredes P, Celada-Castro C, Migliorelli F, Glickman A, Marina T, Fusté P, Carreras-Dieguez N, Saco A, Díaz-Feijóo B, Torné A
Gynecol Oncol 2023 Dec;179:145-151. Epub 2023 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.11.007. PMID: 37980769
Laparoscopic Approach to Presacral Recurrence of Sacrococcygeal Teratoma.
Tei E, Hirakawa H, Mori M, Yamamoto Y, Sasaki A, Horie T, Watanabe T
Tokai J Exp Clin Med 2022 Sep 20;47(3):112-114. PMID: 36073281
Uterine angiomyolipoma: a clinical analysis of 8 cases and literature review.
Wang J, Yang Q, Zhang N, Wang D
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021 Jul;304(1):171-177. Epub 2021 Feb 10 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-05992-1. PMID: 33569612
Re-torsion of the ovaries.
Hyttel TE, Bak GS, Larsen SB, Løkkegaard EC
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2015 Mar;94(3):236-44. Epub 2014 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/aogs.12542. PMID: 25412114
Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms of soft tissue and gynecologic origin: a clinicopathologic study of 26 cases and review of the literature.
Folpe AL, Mentzel T, Lehr HA, Fisher C, Balzer BL, Weiss SW
Am J Surg Pathol 2005 Dec;29(12):1558-75. doi: 10.1097/01.pas.0000173232.22117.37. PMID: 16327428

Recent systematic reviews

Extragonadal teratomas in women and adolescent girls: A systematic review.
Kanneganti A, Bhadiraju P, Tong PSY
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2021 Jul;262:134-141. Epub 2021 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.05.005. PMID: 34022590
Feasibility of sentinel lymph node mapping of the ovary: a systematic review.
Dell'Orto F, Laven P, Delle Marchette M, Lambrechts S, Kruitwagen R, Buda A
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2019 Sep;29(7):1209-1215. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-000606. PMID: 31474589
Treatment of neovaginal prolapse: case report and systematic review of the literature.
Neron M, Ferron G, Vieille P, Letouzey V, Fatton B, de Tayrac R
Int Urogynecol J 2017 Jan;28(1):41-47. Epub 2016 Apr 2 doi: 10.1007/s00192-016-3009-5. PMID: 27038991

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