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Li Z, Wei J, Cao H, Song M, Zhang Y, Jin Y. Development, validation, and visualization of a web-based nomogram for predicting the incidence of leiomyosarcoma patients with distant metastasis. Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 2022; 5:e1594. [PMID: 34859618 PMCID: PMC9124496 DOI: 10.1002/cnr2.1594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas. LMS is prone to distant metastasis (DM), and patients with DM have a poor prognosis. AIM In this study, we investigated the risk factors of DM in LMS patients and the prognostic factors of LMS patients with DM. METHODS AND RESULTS LMS patients diagnosed between 2010 and 2016 were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result (SEER) database. Patients were randomly divided into the training set and validation set. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed, and a nomogram was established. The area under the curve (AUC), calibration curve, and decision curve analysis (DCA) were used to evaluate the nomogram. Based on the nomogram, a web-based nomogram is established. The univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to assess the prognostic risk factors of LMS patients with DM. Eventually, 2184 patients diagnosed with LMS were enrolled, randomly divided into the training set (n = 1532, 70.14%) and validation set (n = 652, 29.86%). Race, primary site, grade, T stage, and tumor size were correlated with DM incidence in LMS patients. The AUC of the nomogram is 0.715 in training and 0.713 in the validation set. The calibration curve and DCA results showed that the nomogram performed well in predicting the DM risk. A web-based nomogram was established to predict DM's risk in LMS patients (https://wenn23.shinyapps.io/riskoflmsdm/). Epithelioid LMS, in uterus, older age, giant tumor, multiple organ metastasis, without surgery, and chemotherapy had a poor prognosis. CONCLUSIONS The established web-based nomogram (https://wenn23.shinyapps.io/riskoflmsdm/) is an accurate and personalized tool to predict the risks of LMS developing DM. Advanced age, larger tumor, multiple organ metastasis, epithelioid type, uterine LMS, no surgery, and no chemotherapy were associated with poor prognosis in LMS patients with DM.
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- Zhehong Li
- Department of Traumatology and OrthopaedicsAffiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical CollegeChengdeChina
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- Department of Traumatology and OrthopaedicsAffiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical CollegeChengdeChina
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- Department of Traumatology and OrthopaedicsAffiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical CollegeChengdeChina
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- Department of Traumatology and OrthopaedicsAffiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical CollegeChengdeChina
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- Department of Traumatology and OrthopaedicsAffiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical CollegeChengdeChina
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- Department of Traumatology and OrthopaedicsAffiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical CollegeChengdeChina
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Surace A, Baù MG, Privitera S, Botta G, Danese S, Plazzotta C, Mitidieri M, Picardo E. Risk of unexpected uterine leiomyosarcoma during laparoscopic procedures: Experience from a single tertiary institute in Italy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2021; 156:236-239. [PMID: 33834486 PMCID: PMC9291939 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Objective To evaluate the incidence of occult uterine sarcomas and investigate whether an accurate and well‐established preoperative assessment for uterine fibroids could help identify uterine sarcomas more effectively. Methods A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent gynecological laparoscopic surgery for presumed uterine fibroids at Sant’Anna Hospital, a single tertiary institute in Turin, Italy, between January 2003 and December 2019. Results Over the 17‐year period, 5826 laparoscopic surgical procedures (myomectomies or subtotal/total hysterectomies) were performed for presumed uterine fibroids. A total of 48 patients with a final diagnosis of uterine sarcoma were identified, the majority of which (n = 39; 81.3%) were recognized as suspicious uterine sarcomas during the preoperative assessment, and morcellement was avoided. The occurrence of unexpected uterine sarcomas was 0.1% (6/5826). Morcellation was conducted in one patient with uterine sarcoma. Conclusion Analysis of our data showed that unexpected uterine sarcomas are uncommon. Accurate preoperative evaluation can help avoid, but does not exclude, the possibility of morcellation of unknown uterine sarcomas.
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- Alessandra Surace
- Gynecology and Obstetrics 2Città della Salute e della ScienzaUniversity of TurinTurinItaly
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics 3Città della Salute e della ScienzaTurinItaly
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medical SciencesCittà della Salute e della ScienzaTurinItaly
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medical SciencesCittà della Salute e della ScienzaTurinItaly
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics 4Città della Salute e della ScienzaTurinItaly
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- Gynecology and ObstetricsCittà della Salute e della ScienzaTurinItaly
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics 4Città della Salute e della ScienzaTurinItaly
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics 4Città della Salute e della ScienzaTurinItaly
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This study aimed to assess the prevalence and occult rates of uterine leiomyosarcoma (ULMS) in women with smooth-muscle tumors undergoing gynecological surgery. A retrospective study was performed at an academic cancer center from 2008 to 2015. Patients undergoing either hysterectomy or myomectomy via laparoscopic, abdominal, vaginal, and hysteroscopic approaches were identified with the validated pathology diagnosis of either ULMS or leiomyomas. All patients initially operated at our institute were included and reviewed. The prevalence and occult rates of ULMS were calculated and compared between different age groups.Twenty-eight patients with original ULMS were identified in 9556 gynecological surgeries. The prevalence of overall and occult ULMS in our study was 0.25% (1 in 345 patients) and 0.07% (1 in 1429 patients). The proportion of occult in all ULMSs was 25%. The prevalence rates of overall ULMS were 0.21%, 0.13%, 0.52%, 2.12%, and 6.67% in the 30 to 39, 40 to 49, 50 to 59, 60 to 69, and ≥70-year age groups, respectively. There was a significantly increased risk of ULMS after 50 years of age. The prevalence rates of occult ULMS were 0.05%, 0.08%, and 0.12% for the 30 to 39, 40 to 49, and 50 to 59 year age groups, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference among age the groups. The prevalence of ULMS was 0.41% and 0.16% for solitary and multiple tumor masses, respectively. Patients with solitary uterine tumors were at a significantly increased risk of ULMS (OR = 2.601, 95% CI = 1.108-6.141).Our retrospective data in part reflects the clinical characteristics of overall and occult ULMS and forms the basis for further prevention of occult ULMS.
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- Lingxiang Wang
- Department of Gynecology
- Cancer Institute, Hebei Medical University Fourth Affiliated Hospital and Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital, Hebei, China
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- Cancer Institute, Hebei Medical University Fourth Affiliated Hospital and Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital, Hebei, China
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- Cancer Institute, Hebei Medical University Fourth Affiliated Hospital and Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital, Hebei, China
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Murji A, Scott S, Singh SS, Bougie O, Leyland N, Laberge PY, Vilos GA. No. 371-Morcellation During Gynaecologic Surgery: Its Uses, Complications, and Risks of Unsuspected Malignancy. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2020; 41:116-126. [PMID: 30580824 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2018.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This guideline provides guidance to gynaecologists regarding the use of tissue morcellation in gynaecologic surgery. OUTCOMES Morcellation may be used in gynaecologic surgery to allow removal of large uterine specimens, thus providing women with a minimally invasive surgical option. Adverse oncologic outcomes of tissue morcellation should be mitigated through improved patient selection, preoperative investigations, and novel techniques that minimize tissue dispersion. EVIDENCE Published literature was retrieved through searches of PubMed and Medline in the spring of 2014 using appropriate controlled vocabulary (leiomyosarcoma, uterine neoplasm, uterine myomectomy, hysterectomy) and key words (leiomyoma, endometrial cancer, uterine sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, and morcellation). Results were restricted to systematic reviews, randomized control trials/controlled clinical trials, and observational studies. There were no date limits, but results were limited to English or French language materials. Searches were updated on a regular basis and incorporated in the guideline to July 2017. Grey (unpublished) literature was identified through searching the websites of health technology assessment and health technology assessment-related agencies, clinical practice guideline collections, clinical trial registries, and national and international medical specialty societies. VALUES The quality of evidence in this document was rated using the criteria described in the report of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. BENEFITS, HARMS, AND COSTS Gynaecologists offer women minimally invasive surgery, and this may involve tissue morcellation and the use of a power morcellator for specimen retrieval. Women should be counselled that in the case of unexpected uterine (sarcoma, endometrial), cervical, and/or tubo-ovarian cancer, the use of a morcellator is associated with increased risk of tumour dissemination. Tissue morcellation should be performed only after complete investigation, appropriate patient selection, and informed consent and by surgeons with appropriate training in the safe practices of tissue morcellation. SUMMARY STATEMENTS RECOMMENDATIONS.
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Takehara K, Yamashita N, Watanabe R, Teramoto N, Tsuda H, Motohashi T, Harano K, Nakanishi T, Tokunaga H, Susumu N, Ueda Y, Yokoyama Y, Saito T. Clinical status and prognostic factors in Japanese patients with uterine leiomyosarcoma. Gynecol Oncol 2020; 157:115-120. [PMID: 31983515 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) is a rare gynecologic malignancy for which the currently available treatments do not consistently provide long-term disease control. This study aimed to reveal the current clinical status of uLMS to support future clinical trials. METHODS This study enrolled patients with uLMS treated at 53 Japanese institutions from 2000 to 2012. Central pathological review (CPR) was performed. All cases were confirmed by CPR, and epidemiological features, treatment, and prognosis were analyzed statistically. RESULTS A total of 307 patients were enrolled. A diagnosis of uLMS was confirmed in 266 patients (86.6%) of patients after CPR, of whom data for 259 were analyzed. Of these, 186 (71.8%) patients underwent complete gross resection as primary therapy. Ninety-eight patients received no additional adjuvant therapy, while docetaxel and gemcitabine was the most frequent regimen among 155 patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy. In all cases, the median overall survival (OS) was 44.2 months. Multivariate analyses of prognostic factors in all cases identified stage III and IV disease, high serum lactate dehydrogenase level, and menopausal status as poor prognostic factors. However, in stage I cases, high serum lactate dehydrogenase level and no adjuvant treatment were identified as poor prognostic factors. The 5-year OS of patients with stage I uLMS treated with adjuvant chemotherapy was significantly better than that of those without adjuvant treatment (67.8% vs 46.7%, P = 0.0461). CONCLUSIONS Despite complete removal of the primary lesion, the clinical course of patients with uLMS was poor due to recurrence of distant metastasis. The application of a suitable biomarker and effective adjuvant chemotherapy are required to improve the prognosis of patients with uLMS.
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- Kazuhiro Takehara
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, 160 Kou, Minamiumemotomachi, Matsuyama, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, 160 Kou, Minamiumemotomachi, Matsuyama, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, 160 Kou, Minamiumemotomachi, Matsuyama, Japan.
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- Department of Basic Pathology, National Defense Medical College Hospital, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, 8-1Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics/Breast Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-cho Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, International University of Health and Welfare, 4-3, Kozunomori, Narita, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 53 Honcho, Hirosaki, Japan.
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- Department of Gynecology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Nodame Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
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The principles of management of all sarcomas that involve the abdominal and pelvic cavity are presented. The anatomic sites for the primary malignancy include retroperitoneal sarcomas, pelvic side-wall sarcomas, sarcomas arising from the abdominal viscera, and sarcomas arising from the pelvic organs. All histologic types of sarcomas may be considered together when therapeutic options are being discussed. This presentation stresses surgical removal with an adequate margin of resection as the principal goal of management. The curative treatment of these cancers places great emphasis on the surgeon's knowledge of anatomy, technical skills, innovation, and surgical courage. Systemic chemotherapy and radiotherapy have not shown reproducible efficacy. Complete resection in the absence of tumor spillage remains the only reliable treatment option. Possible benefits of induction chemotherapy and intraperitoneal chemotherapy using cisplatin and doxorubicin in the early postoperative period are presented.
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Siedhoff MT, Doll KM, Clarke-Pearson DL, Rutstein SE. Laparoscopic hysterectomy with morcellation vs abdominal hysterectomy for presumed fibroids: an updated decision analysis following the 2014 Food and Drug Administration safety communications. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017; 216:259.e1-259.e6. [PMID: 27890646 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.11.1039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Previous decision analyses demonstrate the safety of minimally invasive hysterectomy for presumed benign fibroids, accounting for the risk of occult leiomyosarcoma and the differential mortality risk associated with laparotomy. Studies published since the 2014 Food and Drug Administration safety communications offer updated leiomyosarcoma incidence estimates. Incorporating these studies suggests that mortality rates are low following hysterectomy for presumed benign fibroids overall, and a minimally invasive approach remains a safe option. Risk associated with morcellation, however, increases in women age >50 years due to increased leiomyosarcoma rates, an important finding for patient-centered discussions of treatment options for fibroids.
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- Matthew T Siedhoff
- Center for Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Gafton GI, Shchukin VV, Sinyachkin MS, Gafton IG, Zinoviev GV. [Leiomyosarcoma of soft tissues. Clinical characteristic and results of treatment]. Vopr Onkol 2016; 62:439-441. [PMID: 30475527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Clinical characteristics of leiomyosarcoma of soft tissues and results of treatment of patients with this pathology are presented. It was revealed that the peak of incidence was in the age group 5O-69 years. There was showed the priority of surgery, as the only method of treatment, and in the combined regimen with the overall five-year survival of 43,2% and 33,3% respectively.
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Gao Y, Meng H, Zhang Y, Jiao T, Hui N. Retrospective analysis of 80 cases with uterine carcinosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma and endometrial stromal sarcoma in China, 1988-2007. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014; 7:1616-1624. [PMID: 24817958 PMCID: PMC4014242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Uterine sarcomas are rare gynecological malignancies with poor prognosis and high mortality. We provides clinical information of uterine sarcoma patients at Changhai Hospital of Secondary Military Medical University in Shanghai, China, over a 20-year period. DESIGN AND METHODS Satisfied the criteria for the study, a total of 80 female patients with uterine sarcomas were retrospectively evaluated. Overall survival was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier method. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The following information was extracted from our medical records: age, presentations, blood types, stages, ultrasonographic results, therapies and follow-up. RESULTS Of the 80 patients, the mean age of onset was 57.3±2.03 years, and the highest frequency occurred in 51-60 age group. Endometrial stromal sarcoma was the most common histological type (47.5%). Even population of these patients presented was with early stage (I&II) and advanced stages (III&IV). Among 79 patients underwent primary surgery, 74 cases was hysterectomy and bilateral salping-ooophorectomy. Equal to disease-specific survival, overall survival rates at 1-, 3- and 5-year were 81.3%, 62.5% and 40% respectively. Age, menopausal status, blood type, stage, and pathologic types were all proved to be correlated with the survival. CONCLUSION Our retrospective data in part reflect clinical characteristics of uterine sarcoma in China, and form the basis for further concerning researches.
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- Yuan Gao
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Changhai Hospital of Secondary Military Medical UniversityShanghai, 200433, China
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, General Hospital of PLABeijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Air Force General HospitalBeijing, 100142, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Military General Hospital of Beijing PLABeijing, 100700, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Changhai Hospital of Secondary Military Medical UniversityShanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Changhai Hospital of Secondary Military Medical UniversityShanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Changhai Hospital of Secondary Military Medical UniversityShanghai, 200433, China
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Rodríguez D, Barrisford GW, Sanchez A, Preston MA, Kreydin EI, Olumi AF. Primary spermatic cord tumors: disease characteristics, prognostic factors, and treatment outcomes. Urol Oncol 2013; 32:52.e19-25. [PMID: 24239475 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2013.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 08/15/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Experience with management of spermatic cord tumors (SCTs) is uncommon. We utilized a large population-based cancer registry to characterize the demographic, pathological, treatment characteristics, and outcomes of SCTs. MATERIAL AND METHODS The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (1973-2007) was queried. RESULTS From the database, 362 patients were identified with SCT. The annual incidence of SCT was 0.3 cases per million and did not change over time. The most common histologic types were liposarcoma (46%), leiomyosarcoma (20%), histiocytoma (13%), and rhabdomyosarcoma (9%). The median age of diagnosis for rhabdomyosarcomas was (26.3 y), whereas for other SCTs, it was (64.7 y) (P<0.001). On multivariate analysis, a worse outcome was observed with undifferentiated tumor grade, distant disease, positive lymph nodes, and leiomyosarcoma or histiocytoma cell histology. CONCLUSION We describe the largest cohort of SCT studied to date. Liposarcoma was most common, while leiomyosarcoma and histiocytoma histologic subtypes were observed to be the most aggressive. Multivariate analysis revealed that tumor grade, stage, histologic type, and lymph node involvement were independently predictive of prognosis.
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- Dayron Rodríguez
- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Urology, Boston, MA
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- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Urology, Boston, MA
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- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Urology, Boston, MA
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- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Urology, Boston, MA
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- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Urology, Boston, MA
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- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Urology, Boston, MA.
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Chen FCK, David M, Richter R, Muallem MZ, Chekerov R, Sehouli J. Survey among German gynecologists on the clinical management of patients with sarcomas of the uterus. Anticancer Res 2013; 33:3375-3381. [PMID: 23898107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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AIM To gain more information about the knowledge of the clinical management of uterine sarcoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS This survey was performed among members of the North-Eastern German Society of Gynecological Oncology (NOGGO) and the German Society of Psychosomatic Medicine in Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGPFG) on the treatment of uterine sarcomas. RESULTS Altogether, 374 gynecologists took part. When asked about the surgical therapy of leiomyosarcoma, 64% indicated hysterectomy with bilateral adenectomy and lymph node dissection. Answers on the extent of lymphadenectomy in leiomyosarcoma differed widely. When asked about the preferred chemotherapy regimen for metastatic uterine sarcoma, more than 60% of all gynecologists would not apply any chemotherapy. Almost 40% recommended any kind of radiotherapy in this situation. CONCLUSION There is a great uncertainty about the standard treatment of uterine sarcoma, even among specialists of gynecological oncology. It is time for organized efforts to improve the treatment of uterine sarcoma.
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- Frank Chih-Kang Chen
- Department of Gynecology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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Koivisto-Korander R, Martinsen JI, Weiderpass E, Leminen A, Pukkala E. Incidence of uterine leiomyosarcoma and endometrial stromal sarcoma in Nordic countries: results from NORDCAN and NOCCA databases. Maturitas 2012; 72:56-60. [PMID: 22377186 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2011] [Revised: 01/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES AND STUDY DESIGN Uterine sarcomas are an uncommon and heterogeneous group of malignancies. Their etiology is mainly unknown. Here, we analyzed trends in incidence and occupational variation in risk of uterine leiomyosarcomas (LMS) and endometrial stromal sarcomas (ESS) in the Nordic countries aided by NORDCAN and NOCCA (Nordic Occupational Cancer) databases. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Incidence rates per 100,000 and Standardized incidences rates (SIR) obtained from NORDCAN and NOCCA databases. RESULTS The incidence rates were about 0.3 per 100,000 for ESS and about 0.4 per 100,000 for LMS in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway. During the study-period (1978-2007), the incidence rates in each country were quite similar and constant. The age-specific incidence of LMS showed a peak around menopause. Significantly increased risk for LMS occurred in shoe and leather workers, farmers and teachers, whereas significantly low risk was detected with packers in the NOCCA data from Finland, Norway, and Sweden. For ESS no occupations showed either increased or decreased incidences. CONCLUSIONS The incidence trends of LMS and ESS in our study were constant in four Nordic countries over time. The elevated risk for LMS with women exposed to leather work and animal dust indicates further exploration.
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- R Koivisto-Korander
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Vogelaar FJ, Schuttevaer HM, Willems JM. A patient with an inguinal mass: a groin hernia? Neth J Med 2009; 67:399-400. [PMID: 20009118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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- F J Vogelaar
- Department of Surgery, Rijnland Hospital, Leiderdorp, the Netherlands.
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Labanaris AP, Zugor V, Meyer B, Scheuering S, Takriti S, Kuhn R. A rare case of urinary bladder leiomyosarcoma accompanied by prostate cancer. Can J Urol 2008; 15:4009-4011. [PMID: 18405451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Non-urothelial neoplasms of the bladder account for less than 5% of all bladder tumors. Sarcoma constitutes the most usual mesenchymal malignancy of the bladder, with leiomyosarcomas being the most common type of sarcoma in adults. A coexistence of this rare tumor with another malignancy has not been reported, to our knowledge. This report demonstrates a case of high-grade bladder leiomyosarcoma cancer with prostate cancer in a 72-year-old patient. The most striking features of this case include the rapid disease progression that confirms the highly aggressive nature of this uncommon disease.
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It has been reported that patients with acromegaly may have an increased risk of developing several types of cancers, such as colorectal, breast and prostate tumors. However, some reports do not support these findings and therefore the prevalence of cancers in patients with acromegaly remains controversial. In this study, we determined the prevalence of benign and malignant neoplasms in patients with acromegaly. A retrospective chart analysis was performed on 140 patients with active acromegaly who had attended our outpatient clinic (M/F 54/86, age 55 +/- 25 yr, range 21-86). Colon cancer was found in 10 patients, thyroid cancer in 5, breast cancer in 4 and gastric cancer in 2. When compared with the local population, the standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) for thyroid cancer in patients with acromegaly were 61.74 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.51-114.63) for females and 272.4 (95% CI: 29.12-876.71) for males. The SIRs for colon cancer in the acromegalic patients were 17.4 (95% CI: 4.74-44.55) for females and 19.0 (95% CI: 5.18-48.64) for male patients in comparison with the local population. Of the benign tumors, multinodular goiter and colonic, gastric and gallbladder polyps were observed in 57% (47/83), 40% (35/87), 23% (10/43), and 14% (11/77) [corrected] of the patients, respectively. This study suggested that patients with acromegaly have an increased risk of colon cancer and polyps. Moreover, it is speculated that the risk for thyroid cancer is increased in male patients. It is therefore recommended that patients with acromegaly should undergo screening colonoscopy and ultrasonography of the thyroid.
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- Makiko Kurimoto
- Department of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Endocrinology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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Mayer F, Aebert H, Rudert M, Königsrainer A, Horger M, Kanz L, Bamberg M, Ziemer G, Hartmann JT. Primary malignant sarcomas of the heart and great vessels in adult patients--a single-center experience. Oncologist 2007; 12:1134-42. [PMID: 17914083 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.12-9-1134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sarcomas arising in the heart or the great vessels are rare entities. The prognosis of the patients is dismal. METHODS Between January 1993 and September 2006, of 1,429 patients registered to the Sarcoma Center, 14 had a primary sarcoma of the heart or large vessels. RESULTS Tumors were located in the left ventricle (n = 3), left/right atrium (n = 2/3), pulmonary artery (n = 2), and ventricular septum, aorta, pericardium, and inferior vena cava (n = 1 each). The most frequently encountered histologic subtypes were leiomyosarcoma and angiosarcoma. Six patients presented with distant metastases to the lungs (n = 5), lymph nodes (n = 2), and liver (n = 1). Eight patients had localized disease. Six of them underwent resection with curative intent. Of those, two developed local recurrence within 2 and 10 months from surgery. Eleven patients received palliative chemotherapy, seven of those as initial treatment. Eight patients attained a response to treatment, two had disease stabilization for 6 and 12 months. After a median follow-up of 14.5 months (range, 2-156), three patients were alive with no evidence of disease 11, 52, and 156 months after diagnosis. Two patients were alive with disease and nine patients had died. CONCLUSIONS Patients with primary sarcomas of the heart and the large vessels were of a young age, and more than half of them presented with advanced disease. Given the promising response to chemotherapy, an optimized treatment approach including neoadjuvant chemo-/radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced disease should be pursued.
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- Frank Mayer
- Department of Medical Oncology/Hematology/Immunology/Rheumatology/Pulmonology, UKT-Medical Center, South West German Cancer Center, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Otfried-Mueller-Str. 10, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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Seleye-Fubara D, Uzoigwe SA. Uterine sarcomas in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: a 12-year clinico-pathologic study. Afr Health Sci 2007; 7:10-3. [PMID: 17604519 PMCID: PMC2366131 DOI: 10.5555/afhs.2007.7.1.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Uterine sarcomas are rare gynecological malignancies with a high mortality. There is the need to determine its frequency, clinical presentation and histologic variants. This may form the basis for further research and management in order to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with it. DESIGN A 12-year hospital based retrospective clinico-pathological study. SETTING University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Port Harcourt, Nigeria. SUBJECT Women with histologically diagnosed uterine sarcomas. METHOD Previously prepared histologic slides were retrieved and reviewed to confirm the diagnosis and to ascertain the histological type of the uterine sarcoma. Clinical data such as the age and the mode of presentation were extracted from the case notes, histology request forms and reports. RESULTS Eleven histological reports satisfied the criteria for the study which accounted for 0.5% and 4% of total malignancies and gynaecologic malignancies respectively in UPTH during the period under review. Malignant mixed mesodermal tumors was the most common (36.4%). The highest frequency of the tumors occurred in the age group 50-59 years (45.5%) and abnormal vaginal bleeding was the most common clinical presentation (36.4%). CONCLUSION Uterine Sarcomas are rare world wide; most common above the age of 50 years, with variable clinical presentations and associated with high morbidity and mortality rate.
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- D Seleye-Fubara
- Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, PMB 6173, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Kleinerman RA, Tucker MA, Abramson DH, Seddon JM, Tarone RE, Fraumeni JF. Risk of soft tissue sarcomas by individual subtype in survivors of hereditary retinoblastoma. J Natl Cancer Inst 2007; 99:24-31. [PMID: 17202110 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djk002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Survivors of hereditary retinoblastoma have an increased risk for second malignancies, especially soft tissue sarcomas. However, the risks of individual histologic subtypes of soft tissue sarcomas have not been evaluated. METHODS We estimated the risk for six subtypes of soft tissue sarcomas (fibrosarcoma, liposarcoma, histiocytoma, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and others) in a cohort of 963 one-year survivors of hereditary retinoblastoma among patients diagnosed at two US institutions from 1914 through 1984. We calculated standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) for specific subtypes of soft tissue sarcomas by comparison with population data from the Connecticut Tumor Registry or from National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. We also calculated the cumulative risk for all soft tissue sarcomas combined. RESULTS We observed 69 soft tissue sarcomas in 68 patients with hereditary retinoblastoma. Risks were elevated for soft tissue sarcomas overall (SIR = 184, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 143 to 233) and for individual subtypes. Leiomyosarcoma was the most frequent subtype (SIR = 390, 95% CI = 247 to 585), with 78% of leiomyosarcomas diagnosed 30 or more years after the retinoblastoma diagnosis (SIR = 435, 95% CI = 258 to 687). Among patients treated with radiotherapy for retinoblastoma, we found statistically significantly increased risks of soft tissue sarcomas in the field of radiation. Irradiated patients also had increased risks of soft tissue sarcomas, especially leiomyosarcomas, outside the field of radiation, and risks of soft tissue sarcomas were increased in nonirradiated patients as well, indicating a genetic predisposition to soft tissue sarcomas independent of radiation. The cumulative risk for any soft tissue sarcoma 50 years after radiotherapy for retinoblastoma was 13.1% (95% CI = 9.7% to 17.0%). CONCLUSION Long-term follow-up of a cohort of survivors of hereditary retinoblastoma revealed a statistically significant excess of leiomyosarcoma and other soft tissue sarcomas that persists decades after the retinoblastoma diagnosis. Retinoblastoma survivors should undergo regular medical surveillance for sarcomas in their adult years.
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- Ruth A Kleinerman
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, EPS 7044, 6120 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852, USA.
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Likhvantseva VG, Anurova OA, Verashchagina MV, Kharlap SI, Filippova NA. [A case of choroidal leiomyosarcoma]. Vestn Oftalmol 2006; 122:48-9. [PMID: 17217206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Wright JD, Rosenblum K, Huettner PC, Mutch DG, Rader JS, Powell MA, Gibb RK. Cervical sarcomas: an analysis of incidence and outcome. Gynecol Oncol 2005; 99:348-51. [PMID: 16051326 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2005] [Accepted: 06/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cervical sarcomas are exceedingly rare neoplasms associated with a poor prognosis. The objective of this study was to examine the treatment and outcome of women with cervical sarcomas. METHODS A hospital-based tumor registry was searched to identify all patients with cervical sarcomas treated between 1986 and 2003. The medical records of all patients were reviewed. All pathologic specimens were reviewed by a single pathologist. RESULTS Among 1583 with cervical malignancies, 8 cervical sarcomas were identified. All patients presented with vaginal bleeding. The lesions were clinically staged as IB1 (2), IB2 (4), IIIA (1), and IIIB (1). Five of the tumors were carcinosarcomas. Other histologies included sarcoma NOS (12.5%), leiomyosarcoma (12.5%), and endometrial stromal sarcoma (12.5%). Initial treatment included surgery in 5 patients, radiation in 2, and chemoradiation in 1. Six patients were treated with curative intent, 5 received adjuvant therapy. While both patients treated palliatively died from progressive disease, the other 6 patients remain alive after a mean follow-up of 2.5 years. Two patients have recurred. One patient underwent a thoracotomy for an isolated pulmonary metastasis and is alive with no evidence of disease. The second patient developed pulmonary metastases and is alive 8 months after recurrence. CONCLUSIONS Cervical sarcomas are rare neoplasms. Most patients present with vaginal bleeding and a palpable cervical mass. While the optimal management of these tumors is uncertain, aggressive primary therapy can result in prolonged survival and cure.
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- Jason D Wright
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4911 Barnes Hospital Plaza, Box 8064, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Suankratay C, Shuangshoti S, Mutirangura A, Prasanthai V, Lerdlum S, Shuangshoti S, Pintong J, Wilde H. Epstein-Barr Virus Infection-Associated Smooth-Muscle Tumors in Patients with AIDS. Clin Infect Dis 2005; 40:1521-8. [PMID: 15844077 DOI: 10.1086/429830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2005] [Accepted: 01/06/2005] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of our study is to describe the unusual clinical manifestations of smooth-muscle tumors (SMTs) in patients with acquired immunodeficiency virus (AIDS) and to demonstrate the association between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and SMTs. METHODS Nine patients with AIDS and SMTs were characterized at Chulalongkorn Hospital (Bangkok, Thailand) from 2001 through 2003. Tumor tissues suitable for immunohistochemical analysis and in situ hybridization were assayed for SMTs and EBV, respectively. Plasma and serum samples were tested for EBV by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and serologic analysis. RESULTS The study included 8 adults and 1 child (3 males and 6 females). All patients had CD4 cell counts of <200 cells/microL. By the end of the study, 3 patients had died, and 6 patients had survived. The sites of SMTs were the epidura (5 intracranial and 4 intraspinal SMTs), vocal cords (2), adrenal glands (2), abdominal wall (2), iris (1), liver (1), lung (1), orbit (1), and thigh (1). Seven patients had multicentric SMTs involving intracranial sites only (4 SMTs), extra- and intracranial sites (3), or extracranial sites only (2), which occurred either concurrently or sequentially. We found evidence of EBV infection, as determined by in situ hybridization, in all SMTs. Furthermore, EBV DNA was detectable in plasma samples from 2 patients. The results of serologic analysis were consistent with past EBV infection. CONCLUSIONS SMTs in patients with AIDS typically arise in multiple and very unusual sites that are not often observed in SMTs among immunocompetent individuals. Our series also suggests association between EBV infection and SMTs in patients with AIDS. The exact role of EBV in smooth-muscle oncogenesis awaits further study.
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- Chusana Suankratay
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Lerdlum S, Lalitanantpong S, Numkarunarunrote N, Chaowanapanja P, Suankratay C, Shuangshoti S. MR imaging of CNS leiomyosarcoma in AIDS patients. J Med Assoc Thai 2004; 87 Suppl 2:S152-60. [PMID: 16083180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Leiomyosarcomas of the central nervous system are extremely rare; however they are becoming more prevalent in immunocompromised patients. The authors present MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of six cases of pathological proved leiomyosarcomas of the central nervous system in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. MR images of 4 cases of intraspinal leiomyosarcoma showed lobulated masses expanding multilevel of neural foramina with extradural and intradural extension, giving dumbbell appearance which mimic neurofibroma. Two cases of intracranial leiomyosarcoma revealed a mass at the left cavernous sinus involving prepontine cistern in one case and two lesions in the other case showing masses with dural based appearance at the region of the planum sphenoidale and the posterior aspect of the falx cerebri which mimiced a meningioma. The leiomyosarcoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of extra-axial CNS lesions in HIV-infected patients.
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- Sukalaya Lerdlum
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- P Büchner-Steudel
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg.
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Brooks SE, Zhan M, Cote T, Baquet CR. Surveillance, epidemiology, and end results analysis of 2677 cases of uterine sarcoma 1989-1999. Gynecol Oncol 2004; 93:204-8. [PMID: 15047237 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 306] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the association of race with incidence, histology, treatment, and survival in women with uterine sarcoma during the period 1989-1999. METHODS Uterine sarcomas were defined as leiomyosarcoma, carcinosarcoma, high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (HGESS), adenosarcoma, and sarcoma not otherwise specified (NOS). We used cases from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program to compare uterine sarcoma among women >35 years of age. Using data from 1989 to 1999, we compared race-specific age-adjusted incidences, histological distributions, extent of disease at diagnosis, and race-specific survival. RESULTS During the period of 1989-1999, 2677 women were diagnosed with uterine sarcoma, 2098 (78%) of whom were white and 420 (16%) of whom were black, and 159 (6%) of whom were of other races. The overall age-adjusted incidence for blacks was twice that of whites and more than twice that of women of other races (7/10(5) vs. 3.6/10(5) vs. 2.7/10(5), P < 0.0001). Racial differences in the incidence of uterine sarcoma existed for leiomyosarcoma (1.51/10(5) for blacks vs. 0.91/10(5) for whites, and 0.89 for women of other races, P < 0.01) and carcinosarcoma (4.3/10(5) for blacks, vs. 1.7/10(5) for whites, and 0.99 for women of other races, P < 0.001), but not for other histological types. Blacks with stage II disease were less likely to receive radiation in addition to surgery compared to whites (33% vs. 54%, P < 0.05). Five-year relative survival of patients with disease beyond the uterus was significantly longer for those that received radiation and surgery compared to those that received surgery alone. There were no racial differences in survival for women that received similar therapy. CONCLUSIONS Adjuvant therapy improved survival for women with stage II-IV disease. Survival of black and white patients who received comparable treatment was similar.
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- Sandra E Brooks
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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OBJECTIVE To report our incidence of soft tissue tumors at this site and to discuss various prognostic factors. METHODS All patients with a diagnosis of vulvar soft tissue neoplasms were studied from a prospective database at the Royal Marsden Hospital between January 1985 and July 2001. RESULTS Seventeen vulvar soft tissue neoplasms (11 malignant and six benign) were treated during this period. Leiomyosarcoma (n = 5) and aggressive angiomyxoma (n = 4) were the most frequent histologic types. According to the grade, there were four G3, three G2, three G1 and could not be assessed in one patient. Local recurrence occurred in six patients with sarcoma (three with high grade and one each with intermediate, low, and undetermined grade). In this group, five patients had negative microscopic margins and one patient had positive microscopic margins on excision. All three women with low-grade sarcomas are alive without evidence of disease. Three patients with aggressive angiomyxoma also had a local recurrence. CONCLUSION Surgical excision is the primary treatment where possible. The grade of the tumor is an important predictor for local recurrence and outcome. Aggressive angiomyxoma is a local problem. Leiomyosarcoma and aggressive angiomyxoma are the most frequent histologic types.
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- K A Behranwala
- Sarcoma and Gynecology Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London, UK.
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Ryan RS, Gee R, O'Connell JX, Harris AC, Munk PL. Leiomyosarcoma of the distal femur in a patient with a history of bilateral retinoblastoma: a case report and review of the literature. Skeletal Radiol 2003; 32:476-80. [PMID: 12759785 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-003-0649-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2002] [Revised: 04/01/2003] [Accepted: 04/08/2003] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We report a case of primary leiomyosarcoma of the distal femoral shaft arising in a patient who had undergone bilateral orbital enucleation for bilateral retinoblastoma several years previously. Radiography demonstrated an osteolytic, expansive lesion with cortical destruction anteriorly in the distal femoral shaft, and these findings were confirmed on CT. MR imaging revealed an expansive intramedullary lesion with cortical breakthrough and soft tissue extension. The occurrence of a second malignancy in patients with a history of bilateral retinoblastoma is well documented. Many different histological types have been described, with osteosarcoma and leiomyosarcoma occurring with the greatest frequency.
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- R S Ryan
- Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, 899 W. 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada
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Chiche L, Mongrédien B, Brocheriou I, Kieffer E. Primary Tumors of the Thoracoabdominal Aorta: Surgical Treatment of 5 Patients and Review of the Literature. Ann Vasc Surg 2003; 17:354-64. [PMID: 14670013 DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0018-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The objectives of this study were to describe five cases involving primary tumors of the thoracoabdominal aorta and to review the pertinent literature. Between April 1990 and April 2000, we performed surgery on five patients with primary tumors of the aorta (PTA). There were three men and two women ranging in age from 37 to 65 years (mean, 49.8 years). The presenting manifestations were renovascular hypertension in four cases, including three associated with abdominal angina and lower extremity embolism in one case. In all patients aortograms identified atherosclerotic-like occlusive lesions in the thoracoabdominal aorta extending to the descending thoracic aorta in three cases, visceral arteries in four cases, and infrarenal aorta in one case. Preoperative histological diagnosis of PTA was achieved in two patients following open repair with placement of an aortoaortic graft in one case and peripheral embolectomy in one case. In two cases, diagnosis of PTA was strongly suspected before or during the procedure. In the remaining case, diagnosis was not achieved until the definitive histological report. In two patients surgical treatment was carried out with curative intent (aortic resection with graft replacement). In two cases surgical treatment was incomplete (endarterectomy of the aorta and visceral arteries). In the remaining case surgical treatment was purely palliative (aortic and superior mesenteric artery bypass). Histological findings demonstrated intimal-type sarcoma in two cases, leiomyosarcoma in one case, and angiosarcoma in one case. In the remaining case, histological analysis was unfeasible for technical reasons. One patient died due to massive cerebral embolism 2 days after surgical treatment involving revascularization of the aortic arch carried out with hypothermic circulatory arrest. One patient developed secondary paraplegia. All four patients who survived the immediate postoperative period died of tumor-related complications and cachexia at 5, 7, 16, and 24 months after the initial surgical procedure. The results of this small series as well as those of 130 previously reported cases confirm the extremely dismal prognosis of PTA. Mean overall survival for patients presenting PTA was less than 16 months. Survival at 5 years was 8%. Survival rates appear to be higher after surgical treatment and were significantly improved by adjuvant chemotherapy. The main factors correlated with poor prognosis were intimal type, involvement of the ascending aorta, aortic arch, or visceral aorta, and incomplete resection.
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- Laurent Chiche
- Services de Chirurgie Vasculaire et d'Anatomie Pathologique, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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Pollock BH, Jenson HB, Leach CT, McClain KL, Hutchison RE, Garzarella L, Joshi VV, Parmley RT, Murphy SB. Risk factors for pediatric human immunodeficiency virus-related malignancy. JAMA 2003; 289:2393-9. [PMID: 12746363 DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.18.2393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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CONTEXT Although cancers occur with increased frequency in children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the specific clinical, immunological, and viral risk factors for malignancy have not been identified. OBJECTIVE To identify risk factors for malignancy among HIV-infected children. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS A multicenter case-control study of children with HIV at 26 institutions participating in the Pediatric Oncology Group. Forty-three case patients with a new malignancy and 74 control patients without a malignancy were matched based on the duration of their infection. Patients were enrolled between January 1992 and July 1998. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Clinical and laboratory factors assessed as putative risk factors included demographic characteristics, HIV characteristics, prior antiretroviral treatment, and CD4 cell count. Coviral infections with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus, and human herpesvirus 6 were assessed by semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction assays and serological testing. RESULTS Case malignancy diagnoses included 28 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, 4 B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 1 Hodgkin disease, 8 leiomyosarcoma, 1 hepatoblastoma, and 1 schwannoma. Epstein-Barr virus viral load of more than 50 viral genome copies per 105 peripheral blood mononuclear cells was strongly associated with cancer risk but only for children with CD4 cell counts of at least 200/ microL (odds ratio [OR], 11.33; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.09-65.66, P<.001). High EBV viral load was not associated with cancer for children with CD4 cell counts of less than 200/ microL (OR, 1.12; 95% CI, 0.13-9.62; P =.99). Zidovudine antiretroviral therapy did not confer a significant protective effect for either the high (OR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.22-3.09; P =.77) or the low CD4 cell count groups (OR, 0.27; 95% CI, 0.04-1.46; P =.16). The route of HIV infection was not associated with increased cancer risk. CONCLUSIONS Route of infection, demographic characteristics, and zidovudine use were not associated with the development of malignancy in HIV-infected children. High viral burden with EBV was associated with the development of malignancy in HIV-infected children although the effect was modified by CD4 cell count. The pathogenesis of HIV-related pediatric malignancies remains unclear and other contributing risk factors can be elucidated only through further study.
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- Brad H Pollock
- Children's Cancer Research Institute, Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
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The epidemiology of gastric cancer is remarkable for both its dramatic decline in incidence over the past century and its continuing presence as the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide despite this decline. Factors including increased consumption of fruits and vegetables, and decreased intake of salty foods have largely been credited for the decline. Epidemiologic studies continue to provide data on other gastric cancer risk factors, including associations with Helicobacter pylori infection, as well as dietary factors, tobacco, and alcohol intake. In response to the opposing trends of decreasing distal gastric cancer and increasing gastric cardia adenocarcinoma, studies are beginning to identify gastric cancer risk factors separately by tumor subsite. Future epidemiologic studies that include information on site of origin as well as molecular markers promise to yield more homogeneous classification of case groups, which will enhance identification of underlying disease processes.
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- Mary Beth Terry
- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Swann HM, Holt DE. Canine gastric adenocarcinoma and leiomyosarcoma: a retrospective study of 21 cases (1986-1999) and literature review. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2002; 38:157-64. [PMID: 11908834 DOI: 10.5326/0380157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This retrospective study describes the clinical course, treatment, and outcome of 21 dogs with gastric adenocarcinomas (n=19) and leiomyosarcomas (n=2). Medical records from 1986 to 1999 were reviewed for signalment, weight, diagnosis, tumor location, clinical signs, radiographic imaging procedures, surgical procedures, chemotherapy, duration of follow-up monitoring, outcome, cause of death, metastatic rate, metastatic sites, and method of detection of metastasis. Fourteen of 19 (74%) dogs with gastric adenocarcinomas had metastasis. Metastatic sites included gastric lymph nodes, omentum, liver, duodenum, pancreas, spleen, esophagus, adrenal glands, and lungs. Both cases of a gastric leiomyosarcoma had metastatic disease involving the liver (n=2) and duodenum (n=1). Surgery, consisting of either a Billroth I or a gastrojejunostomy, provided immediate relief of the gastric outflow obstruction and clinical improvement in the early postoperative period. The beneficial effects of chemotherapy alone or adjuvant chemotherapy are still unknown. Recurrence of clinical signs 3 days to 10 months after surgery caused all owners to elect euthanasia. The long-term prognosis for most cases of gastric adenocarcinomas and leiomyosarcomas is poor because of the presence of advanced disease. Surgical resection, however, does alleviate gastric outflow obstruction in the immediate postoperative period.
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- Heather M Swann
- Section of Surgery, Department of Clinical Studies, Veterinary Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6010, USA
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Casey RG, Garvey GP, Ryan J. Gastrointestinal leiomyosarcomas. Ir J Med Sci 2002; 171:52. [PMID: 11993598 DOI: 10.1007/bf03168945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- P S Batra
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, 675 North St. Clair, Chicago, IL 60615, USA
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo Kensei Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Hove MG, Kasiya W. Gastro-intestinal stromal tumours (GISTs): a six year Zimbabwean experience. Cellular differentiation with immunocytochemistry. Cent Afr J Med 2000; 46:314-8. [PMID: 11486470 DOI: 10.4314/cajm.v46i12.8576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of GISTs in general, the terminology in use, biological behaviour in terms of benign, borderline and malignant variants and assessment of the different lines of differentiation using immunochemical techniques. DESIGN A retrospective study. SETTING Department of Histopathology, University of Zimbabwe Medical School at Parirenyatwa and Harare Central teaching Hospitals. SUBJECTS Patients with a surgical pathology diagnosis of gastro-intestinal related stromal tumours including leiomyosarcomas, leiomyomas and GISTs over a six year period. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Evaluation for different lines of differentiation and malignant potential using immunocytochemical techniques. RESULTS A total of 24 cases with a primary diagnosis of GISTs over a period of six years were retrieved from the records and of these 22 had material available for evaluation. Four of these were reported as pure GISTs, two of them benign and the other two malignant. Seven cases were reported as leiomyosarcomas. Six of these had evidence of neural differentiation on immunocytochemistry and therefore were strictly not leiomyosarcomas. Of the 11 cases reported as leiomyomas, four (36.4%) had neural differentiation on immunohistochemistry implying a low malignant potential. CONCLUSION GISTs are not uncommon in this patient population considering that 24 cases were reported over a six year period in a department that averages 11,000 surgical pathology cases per year. Minimal use of immunostains, in addition to general morphological features, can be utilized to determine the line of cellular differentiation and malignant potential of the seemingly benign tumours.
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- M G Hove
- Department of Histopathology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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CONTEXT Population-based data on cancers associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in children are lacking. OBJECTIVE To determine risk of pediatric AIDS-associated cancers. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Using records from 11 locations in the United States for varying periods between 1978 and 1996, we linked data for children aged 14 years and younger at AIDS diagnosis to local cancer registry data. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Cancer frequency and, in the 2-year post-AIDS onset period, cancer incidence and relative risk (RR; measured as standardized incidence ratio), by cancer type. RESULTS Among 4954 children with AIDS, 124 (2.5%) were identified as having cancer before, at, or after AIDS onset, including 100 cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), 8 of Kaposi sarcoma (KS), 4 of leiomyosarcoma, and 2 of Hodgkin disease; there were 10 other or unspecified cancers. Expected numbers for all cancers identified in the study sample, based on population rates (using area-specific registry data), were less than 1. In the first 2 years after AIDS diagnosis (5485 person-years), NHL incidence was 510 per 100,000 person-years (RR, 651; 95% confidence interval [CI], 432-941). Median time for developing NHL after AIDS diagnosis was 14 months (range, 3-107 months). The most common type of NHL was Burkitt lymphoma. However, the risk of primary brain lymphoma (91 per 100,000 person-years) was especially high (RR, 7143; 95% CI, 2321-16,692), and 4 cases were diagnosed more than 2 years (range, 37-98 months) after AIDS onset. Leiomyosarcomas also tended to occur several years after AIDS onset, with 3 of the 4 cases occurring 33 to 76 months after AIDS diagnosis, whereas KS was reported only at or within 2 years of AIDS diagnosis. Hodgkin disease risk was also significantly increased (RR, 62; 95% CI, 2-342). CONCLUSIONS The spectrum of AIDS-associated pediatric cancers resembled that seen in adults, with the addition of leiomyosarcoma. Both primary brain lymphomas and leiomyosarcomas tended to occur in children surviving several years after AIDS onset. Because the expected numbers of these cancers in this population were less than 1 and because of the small numbers of some types of observed cancers, the RR estimates are imprecise and caution is warranted in their interpretation. JAMA. 2000;284:205-209
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- R J Biggar
- VEB/NCI, 6120 Executive Blvd, Room 8014, Bethesda, MD 20852.
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Sarcomas of the esophagus, including carcinosarcoma, are rare neoplasms. METHODS The clinical and pathologic characteristics of 3 patients with esophageal sarcomas are presented, including the only recorded esophageal carcinosarcoma and 2 patients with leiomyosarcoma. RESULTS All 3 patients were males who presented with dysphagia or an abnormal shadow of the mediastinum on a plain chest X-ray. Two tumors were in the middle esophagus, and the remaining one was in the distal esophagus. On endoscopic examination, all three tumors were noted to be polypoid. These patients underwent surgical excision. One patient died 7 days following the operation, and the remaining 2 patients died of liver metastasis 10 and 22 months following the treatment. CONCLUSION Esophagectomy or esophagogastrectomy is a surgical choice. Even if metastases are present, a palliative resection can still be performed.
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- H Kimura
- Department of Surgery, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, Nishinagae, Toyama, Japan
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North JH, Pack MS. Malignant tumors of the small intestine: a review of 144 cases. Am Surg 2000; 66:46-51. [PMID: 10651347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Cancer of the small intestine represents less than two per cent of all the malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Because they are infrequent tumors, a review of a tumor registry was performed to analyze response to treatment of the disease and prognostic factors. A retrospective review of patients with primary cancer of the small intestine was performed using the Department of Defense Tumor Registry. The registry was accessed to determine stage, types of cancer, intervention, and patient outcomes. TNM staging and follow-up were available on 144 patients from 1970 to 1996. Median follow-up was 38.9 months. There were 92 (64%) males and 52 (38%) females. The median age was 55.7 years. The types of small intestinal cancer included 68 patients (47%) with adenocarcinoma, 41 patients (28%) with carcinoid, 18 patients (13%) with leiomyosarcoma, and 17 patients (12%) with lymphoma. The overall 5-year survival was 57 per cent and the median survival was 52 months. Survival of patients with adenocarcinoma was not dependent on location within the small bowel. Survival was best for early-stage tumors and when lesions could be completely resected.
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- J H North
- Surgical Oncology Service, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia 30905, USA
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Leiomyosarcoma in the pediatric age group is uncommon and incompletely characterized. A series of 20 primary leiomyosarcomas of soft tissue occurring in children younger than 16 years is presented. No significant gender predilection was observed (11 girls and 9 boys). Patient age ranged from 4 to 15 years (median, 12 years). Tumor size ranged from 0.5 to 13 cm (median, 2.5 cm); subcutaneous and deep locations were equally represented. Tumors were evenly distributed among the trunk (30%), head and neck (25%), lower limbs (25%), and upper limbs (20%). All lesions showed at least focally typical features of smooth muscle differentiation, principally in the form of fascicles of eosinophilic spindle cells with cigar-shaped nuclei. An unusual whorled growth pattern was seen in two cases. Morphologic variants including inflammatory leiomyosarcoma (one case), granular cell leiomyosarcoma (two cases), giant-cell rich leiomyosarcoma (two cases), and epithelioid leiomyosarcoma (one case) were seen. Dystrophic calcifications were present in two cases. Most lesions (85%) were low grade. Immunohistochemical staining showed positivity for alpha-smooth muscle actin in 89% of the cases, HHF-35 in 87%, and desmin in 61%. Positivity for cytokeratins, observed in 6 (43%) of 14 cases tested, was usually strong and was diffuse in two cases. Follow-up data, available in 15 (75%) patients (median duration, 49 months), showed late local recurrence in only two cases, one with progression to a higher grade lesion, and no metastasis. These results show that, although extremely rare, soft-tissue leiomyosarcomas do occur in children, in whom they usually present as small morphologically low-grade lesions that seem to behave in a relatively indolent fashion, although longer follow-up data are needed. Differential diagnosis in this setting includes infantile myofibromatosis, leiomyoma, monophasic synovial sarcoma, and spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma.
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Auroy S, Contesso G, Spatz A, Genin J, Margulis A, Lecesne A, Avril MF. [Primary cutaneous leiomyosarcoma: 32 cases]. Ann Dermatol Venereol 1999; 126:235-42. [PMID: 10394436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Superficial leiomyosarcomas are rare tumors, which may be confined to the dermis or extend to subcutaneous tissues. PATIENTS AND METHODS We report the results of a retrospective study of 32 patients treated for leiomyosarcomas through a twenty-two year period (from 1975 to 1997). RESULTS Mean age was 45 years, with 50 p. 100 of patients less than 35 years of age. Forty seven percent of the tumors were located on the lower limbs and mean diameter was 2.8 cm. Three clinical types have been isolated: nodule beneath normal epidermis (50 p. 100), purple nodule ulcerated or not (28 p. 100), swelling tumor (22 p. 100). Sixteen percent were intradermal, whereas sixty nine percent involved subcutaneous tissues. With regard to tumor grade, 37 p. 100 of tumors were grade I, 44 p. 100 of tumors were grade II, and 19 p. 100 were grade III. Immunohistochemical staining showed positive reactions for all tumors with anti-vimentin and anti-alpha smooth muscle actin. Main treatment was complete surgical excision. Follow-up informations were available for all patients and 75 p. 100 of them had a follow up period longer than a year. Five patients with leiomyosarcomas involving the subcutis developed local recurrences, and two of them died of the disease. DISCUSSION Leiomyosarcomas can occur at any age without predominant sex-ratio. Main prognostic factors are tumor size, distal location, depth of tumor invasion and pathological grade. Immunohistological staining with anti-alpha smooth muscle actin is more sensitive and specific than with anti-desmin or anti-HHF 35. Main treatment is surgical excision with wide margins.
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- S Auroy
- Service de Dermatologie, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif
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Bernardis V, Sorrentino D, Snidero D, Avellini C, Paduano R, Beltrami CA, Digito F, Bartoli E. Intestinal leiomyosarcoma and gastroparesis associated with von Recklinghausen's disease. Digestion 1999; 60:82-5. [PMID: 9892804 DOI: 10.1159/000007594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The rare association between intestinal leiomyosarcoma, von Recklinghausen's disease (type-1 neurofibromatosis) and gastroparesis is described. A 20-year-old male, diagnosed 12 years earlier as having pelvic von Recklinghausen's disease, presented with nausea and vomiting. A gastric scintigraphy demonstrated an extremely slow gastric emptying time in the absence of obvious causes for gastroparesis. A small ileal leiomyosarcoma was later found and removed by surgery. The latter was followed by a marked improvement in the clinical condition of the patient.
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- V Bernardis
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, University of Udine Medical School, Udine, Italy
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Malignant tumors arising from venous walls in the lower extremity are uncommon. Histologically they are divided into two groups: hemangioendotheliomas of intermediate malignancy and leiomyosarcomas. This report describes a retrospective series of seven primary venous tumors observed in four men and three women with a mean age of 49.8 years (range: 18 to 64 years) who underwent surgical treatment between 1985 and 1995. The tumor was located in the superficial femoral vein in four patients, common femoral vein in two patients, and greater saphenous vein in one patient. A palpable tumor was present in five patients, localized pain in two patients, and metastasis in two patients. The histological diagnosis was leiomyosarcoma in six patients and hemangioendothelioma in one patient. Surgical treatment consisted of complete resection in six patients and partial excision in one patient. Venous reconstruction was performed in two patients and adjuvant radiation therapy in four patients. There was no operative morbidity/mortality. Median survival was 31 months. Four patients with leiomyosarcoma died from metastasis. Two patients with leiomyosarcoma and one with hemangioendothelioma are alive at 9 years, 16 months, and 9 months, respectively. Local recurrence was never observed after complete resection. The prognosis of venous leiomyosarcoma of the lower extremities is poor due to early occurrence of metastasis. Doppler ultrasound and MRI are useful to establish early diagnosis at the nontumoral stage. Improvement in the prognosis of leiomyosarcoma may justify perioperative chemotherapy before and after radical surgical excision.
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- T Reix
- Vascular Surgery and Pathology Departments, University Hospital Center, Amiens, France
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Primary ovarian leiomyosarcomas are rare neoplasms of the ovary, particularly in the pediatric population. Their occurrence following radiation therapy for previous malignancy has important implications. We present a case of primary ovarian leiomyosarcoma in an adolescent following therapy for medulloblastoma.
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- S G O'Sullivan
- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980615, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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MESH Headings
- Alkenes/adverse effects
- Alkenes/toxicity
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal/therapeutic use
- Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Carcinoma/chemically induced
- Carcinoma/epidemiology
- Carcinoma/genetics
- Carcinoma/pathology
- Carcinoma/prevention & control
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Endometrial Neoplasms/chemically induced
- Endometrial Neoplasms/epidemiology
- Endometrial Neoplasms/genetics
- Endometrial Neoplasms/pathology
- Endometrial Neoplasms/prevention & control
- Endometrium/drug effects
- Endometrium/pathology
- Estrogen Antagonists/adverse effects
- Estrogen Antagonists/pharmacology
- Estrogen Antagonists/therapeutic use
- Estrogens
- Female
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Hyperplasia
- Leiomyosarcoma/chemically induced
- Leiomyosarcoma/epidemiology
- Mass Screening/methods
- Menopause
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent/chemically induced
- Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent/drug therapy
- Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent/genetics
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/chemically induced
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/epidemiology
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/genetics
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/prevention & control
- Phenols/adverse effects
- Phenols/toxicity
- Polyps/chemically induced
- Receptors, Estrogen/drug effects
- Risk
- Tamoxifen/adverse effects
- Tamoxifen/pharmacology
- Tamoxifen/therapeutic use
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- R R Barakat
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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BACKGROUND This population-based study was undertaken to investigate the epidemiology of stomach leiomyosarcoma (GIS tumors) and to study the prognosis in affected patients. METHODS The Swedish Cancer Registry was used to identify all incident cases of stomach leiomyosarcoma from 1960 to 1989, and the Death Registry and the Registry of Population Changes were used for follow-up. RESULTS The age-standardized incidence in men increased from 1.0 per 10(6 ) per year in 1960-69 to 1.8 per 10(6) per year in 1980-89. The corresponding rates in women were 0.6 per 10(6) and 1.2 per 10(6), respectively. The relative 5-year survival was 39.4% in men and 62.4% in women (P = 0.03). There was no statistically significant improvement in 5-year relative survival during the study period. CONCLUSION The observed incidence of stomach leiomyosarcoma increased during the study period, most likely due to improved diagnostic accuracy. The survival of patients with this malignant tumor remained unchanged.
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Cabra Zurita R, Ruiz Moreno JA, Kably Ambe A. [Uterine sarcoma. Analytic study of 37 cases]. Ginecol Obstet Mex 1998; 66:164-169. [PMID: 9617018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The lack of uniformity in the nomenclature of the uterine sarcomas, it have contributed to a variety and variability of classifications. Fortunately the sarcomas of uterus are rare. The incidence of this tumor is of 3-5% of all the uterine cancers or of 1.7/100,000 women of 20 years or more. The clinical presentation of these tumors is diverse could come bleed uterine abnormal, abdominal pain, pelvic mass, discharge or cervix prominent mass. Clinical discoveries associated with exist the sarcomas how they are the obesity and high blood pressure in a 30% of the patients it are also observed antecedents of pelvic radiation in a 5-10% of the cases. The genomic alterations that is reported the chromosomes in the literature is associated with 1, 7 11 playing an important paper in the initiation or progression of the sarcomas. We was carried out a retrospective analysis of 37 cases of uterine sarcoma managed in the National Institute of Cancerology at one time of 5 years. Being that the leiomiosarcomas comes in the 51.3% of the cases, followed by the stromal sarcoma, bleed uterine abnormal it was the clinical fact of high importance, detecting these patients in Ia and IIa stadiums predominantly. We observed an increment in the incidence of the uterine sarcoma in patients of 40 years or more. 17 patients were managed exclusively with surgery, 17 patients with surgery and radiotherapy and 5 patients with surgery and chemotherapy (2 patients were managed with surgery + radiotherapy + chemotherapy). The index of failure was from the 45.1% to two years in general form, coming metastasic illness in lung, liver and breast mainly. In conclusion, the adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy to the hysterectomy doesn't increase the index of survivor in the several subtype of uterine sarcomas.
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- R Cabra Zurita
- Departamenteo de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital American British Cowdray, México D.F., México
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Sachdev AK, Jain M, Kumar N, Agarwal A. Leiomyosarcomas of the duodenum. Trop Gastroenterol 1998; 19:65-6. [PMID: 9752755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- A K Sachdev
- Department of GI Surgery & Gastroenterology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi
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The occurrence of a primary leiomyosarcoma of the mesentery is rare. A 61-year-old man was admitted to the hospital complaining of an abdominal mass. The findings of both abdominal ultrasonography and a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed an irregular and heterogeneous mass located in the mesentery. A laparotomy was performed and a 7.0 x 6.5 cm tumor was thus found within the jejunal mesentery. The tumor was successfully resected by a combined resection of 40 cm of the jejunum and end-to-end anastomosis of the jejunum. Pathological examination of the resected specimen revealed leiomyosarcoma. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course, but multiple liver metastases were discovered 1 year and 5 months after the initial operation. A second operation was performed, but the patient died due to hepatic failure and unexpected bleeding from the cut surface of the remnant liver. Preoperative imaging examinations, including abdominal ultrasonography and CT scan, were thus found to be useful tools for both identifying and diagnosing the origin and extension of a mesenteric mass. However, even using such diagnostic techniques an accurate diagnosis of intraabdominal leiomyosarcoma remains difficult.
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- A Mizoe
- Second Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan
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Pittau A, Mura M, Ligas P, Cortis C. [Malignant tumors of the oral cavity. Epidemiologic study of 294 cases observed during the decade 1984-1994]. Minerva Stomatol 1997; 46:513-6. [PMID: 9432556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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MATERIALS AND METHODS The research has been carried out with the cooperation of Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the "Ospedale S.S. Trinita" in Cagliari, on 294 patients suffering from oral malignant tumours between 1984 and 1994. This kind of disease was studied in relation to age, sex, histological type, and afterwards the examination results were compared to other researchers' studies. All the 294 patients were recorded in the operating theatre's registers. Oral malignant tumours amount to about 45% of the neoplastic systemic pathology. Use and misuse of alcohol, smoking, repeated blows resulting in pre-cancerous lesions including leukoplakia, might be considered the main causes of the origin of oral tumours. RESULTS Male patients (237) amount to 80.7% of the examined sample, while female ones (57) reach only 19.3%. The part most frequently involved is the tongue (97 cases, 33%), then the area of the lower lip (69 cases, 23.5%), and finally the lower part of the oral space (47 cases, 15.58%). CONCLUSIONS From the histological point of view, the squamous carcinoma is found more often in the tongue, in the lower oral space and in the lips, while the basal carcinoma in the lower lip rather then in the upper one. A remarkable increase in the squamous carcinoma and a grow in the areas of the tongue has been observed.
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- A Pittau
- Istituto di Discipline Odontostomatologiche e di Chirurgia Maxillo Facciale, Università degli Studi, Cagliari
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Carcangiu ML. [Uterine pathology in women with breast cancer treated with tamoxifen]. Pathologica 1997; 89:223-33. [PMID: 9380417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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