TY - JOUR
T1 - Brain and multiorgan metastases from uterine leiomyosarcoma
AU - Gurram, Murali Krishna
AU - Pulivarthi, Swaroopa
AU - McGary, Carl T.
AU - Defillo, Archie
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - A 59-year-old woman, diagnosed 7 years ago with uterine leiomyosarcoma (ULMS), developed several intrathoracic, pelvic and lately intra-abdominal and brain metastases. On each occasion, surgical resection was followed by a course of failed chemotherapy. Lately she presented with acute neurological deterioration and focal signs. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated two presumed brain parenchymal lesions involving the supratentorial and infratentorial compartments. She underwent surgical resection of the left cerebellar lesion. Histological analysis of the brain specimen confirmed the presence of metastatic ULMS. Leiomyosarcoma of the uterus is an uncommon tumor with a very aggressive course and poor prognosis. Multiple organ metastases from ULMS are an extremely rare condition, and prognostically alarming despite current treatments.
AB - A 59-year-old woman, diagnosed 7 years ago with uterine leiomyosarcoma (ULMS), developed several intrathoracic, pelvic and lately intra-abdominal and brain metastases. On each occasion, surgical resection was followed by a course of failed chemotherapy. Lately she presented with acute neurological deterioration and focal signs. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated two presumed brain parenchymal lesions involving the supratentorial and infratentorial compartments. She underwent surgical resection of the left cerebellar lesion. Histological analysis of the brain specimen confirmed the presence of metastatic ULMS. Leiomyosarcoma of the uterus is an uncommon tumor with a very aggressive course and poor prognosis. Multiple organ metastases from ULMS are an extremely rare condition, and prognostically alarming despite current treatments.
KW - Brain metastasis
KW - Lung metastasis
KW - Pancreatic metastasis
KW - Uterine leiomyosarcoma
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M3 - Article
C2 - 24675510
AN - SCOPUS:84896992090
SN - 0300-8916
VL - 100
SP - e8-e13
JO - Tumori
JF - Tumori
IS - 1
ER -