The Management Dilemma of Leiomyosarcoma of the Ovary

Goodall, Elizabeth; Madhuri, Thumuluru Kavitha; Manuel, S. Butler

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“…Wildlife is facing serious challenges all over the world, and many fauna and flora species are continuously driven closer to extinction on a daily basis (Ijeomah et al 2013). According to Goodall (2011), Poaching and illegal trade in wildlife has become an organized, lucrative and a capital intensive business, with trafficking routes extending from remote national parks and reserves, where animals are trapped and killed, to major urban centres where they are sold and consumed.…”

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Evaluation of the Anti-Poaching Programme of the Cross River National Park Okwango Division, Nigeria 2002 to 2013

Ogogo¹,

Asuk²,

Ikpeme³

2014

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Poaching of wildlife has continued to be the major problem confronting national parks managers in Nigeria in spite of effort being made to curb the ugly trend. This paper examined the antipoaching programme of the Cross River National Park Okwango Division Nigeria from 2002 to 2013, with a view to making recommendations for the improvement of the programme. Focused group discussions, personal interviews, review of official records and structured questionnaires were used to collect data. Analysis of variance using randomized complete block design and student's t-test were used to analyse data. Result showed that 1-5 arrests of poachers per month per patrol station was significantly (P < 0.05) higher than 6 arrests and above. On the other hand, the number of hunters' sheds and traps destroyed had 21 and above being significantly (P < 0.05) higher than 20 and below. There was no significant difference (P > 0.05) in the number of poachers arrested and fined between 2002 to 2006 and 2007 to 2011. The low performance of the anti-poaching programme was attributed to poorly equipped rangers' posts as well as well the absence of alternative livelihood options in the enclave and surrounding communities. It was recommended that more rangers should be employed, and the rangers should be adequately kitted, well equipped patrol stations be constructed and the enclave and surrounding communities be involved in the management of the National Park in addition to providing them with alternative livelihood options.

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Evaluation of the Anti-Poaching Programme of the Cross River National Park Okwango Division, Nigeria 2002 to 2013

Ogogo¹,

Asuk²,

Ikpeme³

2014

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“…E J Goodall et al presented a case of ovarian leiomyosarcoma with reported disease-free survival of 22 months after surgery alone [3]. In a 58-year-old postmenopausal woman with Stage Ia leiomyosarcoma of ovary, Zygouris et al reported no evidence of recurrence 21 months after initial surgery, without any postoperative adjuvant therapy [6].…”

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“…On gross examination, these tumors are found to be similar to any other sarcomas. Controversy exists in the management of leiomyosarcoma of ovary with no established treatment for these tumors other than surgery [3]. Debulking surgery, consisting of total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and removal of the tumor masses, is the recommended surgery.…”

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Prolonged Survival of a Young Female with High Grade Pleomorphic Leiomyosarcoma of Ovary Without Recurrence

Nazneen

Kumari

Choudhary

et al. 2015

J Obstet Gynecol India

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“…According to Kurian et al (4) treatment of choice is radical surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Although the overall prognosis is poor, early stage disease treated with optimal surgery may offer significant improvements in survival (11) .…”

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Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation of Primary Ovarian Leiomyosarcoma: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Almudaimeegh¹

2017

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Primary ovarian leiomyosarcoma is a rare ovarian sarcoma, primarily affect postmenopausal women. It has a nonspecific appearance in the US, CT, and MRI. Here we describe the case of a 71-year-old woman presented with three months of vaginal bleeding, progressive abdominal distention and left pelvi-abdominal mass, with no other complaints. Physical examination, ultrasound, Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a left ovarian tumor with no ascites and no lymphadenopathy. On histology and immunohistochemistry, a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma was made. Postoperatively the patient did not receive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and she was doing well after16 months follow-up and disease free on clinical and radiological examination.

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The Management Dilemma of Leiomyosarcoma of the Ovary

Abstract: Ovarian leiomyosarcomas (OLS) have a poor prognosis due to their late presentation and aggressive nature. This case illustrates that surgery alone can offer disease free survival in cases of early stage disease.

Cited by 8 publications

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Evaluation of the Anti-Poaching Programme of the Cross River National Park Okwango Division, Nigeria 2002 to 2013

Evaluation of the Anti-Poaching Programme of the Cross River National Park Okwango Division, Nigeria 2002 to 2013

Prolonged Survival of a Young Female with High Grade Pleomorphic Leiomyosarcoma of Ovary Without Recurrence

Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation of Primary Ovarian Leiomyosarcoma: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

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