Léiomyosarcome du vagin. À propos de deux cas et revue de la littérature

Benchakroun, N.; Tahri, A.; Tawfiq, N.; Acharki, A.; Sahraoui, S.; Benider, Abdellatif; Kahlain, A

doi:10.1016/s1297-9589(02)00386-7

“…We searched the literature in detail in an attempt to uncover other cases published in both English and languages other than English before 2000 and have found 65 additional cases (7–16) . Further search for cases published since 2000 disclosed five additional cases (17–20) . Together with our case detailed above, the total number of cases to date is 138.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nearly all publications heretofore have consisted of isolated case reports. Only 11 of them presented more than one case (2,4,6–8,11,17,21–24) . The largest series by far included 46 cases that had been registered among 4885 vaginal cancers with the National Cancer Data Base during the decade 1985–1994 (2) .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Leiomyosarcoma of the vagina: case report and literature review

Ahram¹,

Lemus²,

Schiavello³

2006

Int J Gynecol Cancer

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Leiomyosarcoma of the vagina is quite rare. Extensive search of the literature discloses 137 case reports published over the past 40 years. Collectively, these reports give only cursory guidelines for diagnosis, management, and prognosis. We add another case to the sparse literature on leiomyosarcoma of the vagina. Treatment consisted of surgical excision. Tumor was found to extend to the margin of the excised specimen. The malignancy quickly recurred with lung metastases and the patient died. The very poor prognosis associated with this lesion emphasizes the critical need for early diagnosis and expeditious therapy. In the interest of improving salvage by prompt recognition and intervention, it is important for health-care professionals to be knowledgeable about and alert to this condition.

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“…Only 11 of them presented more than one case (2,4,(6)(7)(8)11,17,(21)(22)(23)(24) . The largest series by far included 46 cases that had been registered among 4885 vaginal cancers with the National Cancer Data Base during the decade 1985-1994 (2) .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Leiomyosarcoma of the vagina: case report and literature review

Ahram,

Lemus,

Schiavello

2006

Int J Gynecol Cancer

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Leiomyosarcoma of the vagina is quite rare. Extensive search of the literature discloses 137 case reports published over the past 40 years. Collectively, these reports give only cursory guidelines for diagnosis, management, and prognosis. We add another case to the sparse literature on leiomyosarcoma of the vagina. Treatment consisted of surgical excision. Tumor was found to extend to the margin of the excised specimen. The malignancy quickly recurred with lung metastases and the patient died. The very poor prognosis associated with this lesion emphasizes the critical need for early diagnosis and expeditious therapy. In the interest of improving salvage by prompt recognition and intervention, it is important for health-care professionals to be knowledgeable about and alert to this condition.

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“…The vagina is rarely involved, accounting for only 1-2% of cancers of the entire female genital tract [1], and sarcomas are equally rare, constituting only 2% of malignant tumors of the vagina although the dominant type is leiomyosarcoma [2]. Although cases of primary leiomyosarcoma of the vagina are rare, they have been reported in the world literature [3,4] and even in Africa [5,6]. In the Congo, no case has been documented, and we report two cases of primary leiomyosarcoma of the vagina, one of which is recurrent and metastatic, and the other of incidental discovery on histopathological study, and review the literature.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%