Uterine leiomyosarcoma with myxoid stroma

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1985 Aug;109(8):762-4.

Abstract

Myxoid leiomyosarcomas present a diagnostic problem. They are said to have low mitotic counts and are considered to be exceptions to the general rule that uterine smooth-muscle tumors with a mitotic rate of less than five per ten high-power fields rarely recur. We present two cases of myxoid leiomyosarcoma, both of which show high mitotic counts. In addition, one of the cases presented initially as a typical leiomyosarcoma, but contained abundant myxoid stroma in the metastases. The role of the myxoid stroma in influencing prognosis in leiomyosarcomas is, as yet, uncertain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma / pathology*
  • Mitotic Index
  • Prognosis
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*