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Benign uterine ligament neoplasm

MedGen UID:
923071
•Concept ID:
C0865093
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Uterine Ligament Neoplasm; benign uterine ligament neoplasm
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020582

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the broad or other uterine ligaments and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Criteria for risk stratification of vulvar and vaginal smooth muscle tumors: a follow-up study with application to leiomyoma variants, smooth muscle tumors of uncertain malignant potential, and leiomyosarcomas.
Swanson AA, Howitt BE, Schoolmeester JK
Hum Pathol 2020 Sep;103:83-94. Epub 2020 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2020.06.008. PMID: 32687944

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
Clinicopathologic features and clinical outcomes of intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus: A case series.
Yu X, Fu J, Cao T, Huang L, Qie M, Ouyang Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Jan 8;100(1):e24228. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000024228. PMID: 33429819Free PMC Article
Insights into molecular pathways of endometriosis and endometriosis-related ovarian carcinoma.
Păvăleanu I, Lozneanu L, Balan RA, Giuşcă SE, Avădănei ER, Căruntu ID, Amălinei C
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2020 Jul-Sep;61(3):739-749. doi: 10.47162/RJME.61.3.12. PMID: 33817715Free PMC Article
Round Ligament Technique and Use of a Vessel-sealing Device to Facilitate Complete Salpingectomy at the Time of Vaginal Hysterectomy.
Kho RM, Magrina JF
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2015 Sep-Oct;22(6):1084-7. Epub 2015 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.05.010. PMID: 26003533
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

Diagnosis

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
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
Emergencies in early pregnancy.
Huancahuari N
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2012 Nov;30(4):837-47. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2012.08.005. PMID: 23137398
Imaging in gynecology.
Valentin L
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2006 Dec;20(6):881-906. Epub 2006 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2006.06.001. PMID: 16904942
Grapelike leiomyoma of the uterus.
Brand AH, Scurry JP, Planner RS, Grant PT
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1995 Sep;173(3 Pt 1):959-61. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90378-x. PMID: 7573280

Therapy

Recurrent and metastatic female adnexal tumor of probable Wolffian origin: A case report and review of the literature.
Chen Q, Shen Y, Xie C
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Apr 2;100(13):e25377. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000025377. PMID: 33787642Free PMC Article
Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata: Three case reports.
Yang L, Liu N, Liu Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Oct 9;99(41):e22633. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000022633. PMID: 33031323Free PMC Article
Bipolar vessel-sealing devices in laparoscopic hysterectomies: a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial.
Hasanov M, Denschlag D, Seemann E, Gitsch G, Woll J, Klar M
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2018 Feb;297(2):409-414. Epub 2017 Dec 8 doi: 10.1007/s00404-017-4599-y. PMID: 29222641
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
Leuprolide acetate and intravascular leiomyomatosis.
Tresukosol D, Kudelka AP, Malpica A, Varma DG, Edwards CL, Kavanagh JJ
Obstet Gynecol 1995 Oct;86(4 Pt 2):688-92. doi: 10.1016/0029-7844(95)00138-h. PMID: 7675416

Prognosis

Recurrent and metastatic female adnexal tumor of probable Wolffian origin: A case report and review of the literature.
Chen Q, Shen Y, Xie C
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Apr 2;100(13):e25377. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000025377. PMID: 33787642Free PMC Article
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
Intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus: A clinicopathologic analysis of 13 cases with an emphasis on histogenesis.
Tang L, Lu B
Pathol Res Pract 2018 Jun;214(6):871-875. Epub 2018 Apr 22 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2018.04.011. PMID: 29699902
Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma of the uterus: a review of clinical, pathological, and radiological features.
Smith CC, Gold MA, Wile G, Fadare O
Int J Surg Pathol 2012 Aug;20(4):330-41. Epub 2012 Jun 18 doi: 10.1177/1066896912450315. PMID: 22710314
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

Clinical prediction guides

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
Insights into molecular pathways of endometriosis and endometriosis-related ovarian carcinoma.
Păvăleanu I, Lozneanu L, Balan RA, Giuşcă SE, Avădănei ER, Căruntu ID, Amălinei C
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2020 Jul-Sep;61(3):739-749. doi: 10.47162/RJME.61.3.12. PMID: 33817715Free PMC Article
Uterine adenomyoma: a clinicopathologic review of 26 cases and a review of the literature.
Tahlan A, Nanda A, Mohan H
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2006 Oct;25(4):361-5. doi: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000209570.08716.b3. PMID: 16990713
Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma of the uterus: a case report of a benign uterine tumor with sarcomalike gross appearance and review of literature.
Saeed AS, Hanaa B, Faisal AS, Najla AM
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2006 Jul;25(3):262-7. doi: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000186542.19434.ea. PMID: 16810065
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

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