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Uterine Ligament Leiomyoma

MedGen UID:
1792390
•Concept ID:
C5555949
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A leiomyoma that arises from the broad or other uterine ligaments. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUterine Ligament Leiomyoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Criteria for risk stratification of vulvar and vaginal smooth muscle tumors: a follow-up study with application to leiomyoma variants, smooth muscle tumors of uncertain malignant potential, and leiomyosarcomas.
Swanson AA, Howitt BE, Schoolmeester JK
Hum Pathol 2020 Sep;103:83-94. Epub 2020 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2020.06.008. PMID: 32687944
Intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus: a clinicopathologic study of 18 cases, with emphasis on early diagnosis and appropriate treatment strategies.
Du J, Zhao X, Guo D, Li H, Sun B
Hum Pathol 2011 Sep;42(9):1240-6. Epub 2011 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2010.10.015. PMID: 21777942
Childbirth and myoma treatment by uterine artery occlusion: do they share a common biology?
Burbank F
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 2004 May;11(2):138-52. doi: 10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60189-2. PMID: 15200765

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus: Preoperative and intraoperative assessment.
Gao Y, Qu P
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2023 Dec;163(3):825-833. Epub 2023 Jun 19 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14932. PMID: 37334980
Preliminary study on ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation for treatment of broad ligament uterine fibroids.
Wang Y, Xu Y, Wong F, Wang Y, Cheng Y, Yang L
Int J Hyperthermia 2021 Sep;38(2):18-23. doi: 10.1080/02656736.2021.1921287. PMID: 34420440
Uterine angiomyolipoma: a clinical analysis of 8 cases and literature review.
Wang J, Yang Q, Zhang N, Wang D
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021 Jul;304(1):171-177. Epub 2021 Feb 10 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-05992-1. PMID: 33569612
Intraligamental Myomectomy Strategy Using Laparoscopy.
Huang PS, Sheu BC, Huang SC, Chang WC
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016 Sep-Oct;23(6):954-61. Epub 2016 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.06.007. PMID: 27327965
Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma of the uterus: a review of clinical, pathological, and radiological features.
Smith CC, Gold MA, Wile G, Fadare O
Int J Surg Pathol 2012 Aug;20(4):330-41. Epub 2012 Jun 18 doi: 10.1177/1066896912450315. PMID: 22710314

Diagnosis

Hypermetabolic Broad Ligament Leiomyoma in Postmenopausal Women Mimicking Ovarian Tumors on 18 F-FDG PET/CT.
Liu M, Wang P, Huo L, Cheng W
Clin Nucl Med 2023 Apr 1;48(4):376-377. Epub 2023 Feb 1 doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004516. PMID: 36728368
Giant broad ligament leiomyoma with postoperative infection diagnosed with contrast-enhanced ultrasound: Case report and literature review.
Guo L, Wang MZ, Wang LJ, Zang AH, Jia DM, Hou L, Zhang P
J Clin Ultrasound 2022 Jan;50(1):138-147. Epub 2021 Oct 14 doi: 10.1002/jcu.23081. PMID: 34647631
Uterine angiomyolipoma: a clinical analysis of 8 cases and literature review.
Wang J, Yang Q, Zhang N, Wang D
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021 Jul;304(1):171-177. Epub 2021 Feb 10 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-05992-1. PMID: 33569612
Lesions of the Broad Ligament: A Review.
Heller DS
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2015 Nov-Dec;22(7):1163-8. Epub 2015 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.06.019. PMID: 26140828
Leiomyoma cellulare in the broad ligament of the uterus--case report and review of literature.
Chmaj-Wierzchowska K, Buks J, Wierzchowski M, Szymanowski K, Opala T
Ginekol Pol 2012 Apr;83(4):301-4. PMID: 22712264

Therapy

Parasitic myoma after transabdominal hysterectomy for fibroids: a case report.
Wang J, Liu G, Yang Q
BMC Womens Health 2023 Jun 16;23(1):310. doi: 10.1186/s12905-023-02410-3. PMID: 37328846Free PMC Article
A combination of two novel ligation techniques for complicated laparoscopic intraligamental myomectomy.
Wang S, Wang D, Zhao F
Fertil Steril 2022 Jul;118(1):207-209. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.04.004. PMID: 35537898
Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata: Three case reports.
Yang L, Liu N, Liu Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Oct 9;99(41):e22633. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000022633. PMID: 33031323Free PMC Article
Vaginal route: a gynaecological route for much more than hysterectomy.
Sheth SS, Paghdiwalla KP, Hajari AR
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2011 Apr;25(2):115-32. Epub 2011 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2010.12.005. PMID: 21349773
Laparoscopic excision of very large myomas.
Sinha R, Hegde A, Warty N, Patil N
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 2003 Nov;10(4):461-8. doi: 10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60145-4. PMID: 14738629

Prognosis

Uterine angiomyolipoma: a clinical analysis of 8 cases and literature review.
Wang J, Yang Q, Zhang N, Wang D
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021 Jul;304(1):171-177. Epub 2021 Feb 10 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-05992-1. PMID: 33569612
Huge broad ligament leiomyoma with cystic degeneration: A diagnostic and surgical challenge.
Jha S, Singh A, Singh S, Murmu S
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2020 May;46(5):791-794. Epub 2020 Feb 10 doi: 10.1111/jog.14213. PMID: 32043297
Smooth Muscle Tumors of the Visceral Adnexal and Uterine Ligaments and Adnexal Connective Tissue: A Clinicopathologic Study of 67 Cases.
Patel V, Xing D, Feely M, Schoolmeester JK
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2020 Jan;39(1):55-67. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000578. PMID: 30702465
Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma of the uterus: a review of clinical, pathological, and radiological features.
Smith CC, Gold MA, Wile G, Fadare O
Int J Surg Pathol 2012 Aug;20(4):330-41. Epub 2012 Jun 18 doi: 10.1177/1066896912450315. PMID: 22710314
Childbirth and myoma treatment by uterine artery occlusion: do they share a common biology?
Burbank F
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 2004 May;11(2):138-52. doi: 10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60189-2. PMID: 15200765

Clinical prediction guides

Uterine angiomyolipoma: a clinical analysis of 8 cases and literature review.
Wang J, Yang Q, Zhang N, Wang D
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021 Jul;304(1):171-177. Epub 2021 Feb 10 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-05992-1. PMID: 33569612
Intravenous leiomyomatosis: Case series and review of the literature.
Liu N, Long Y, Liu Y
J Int Med Res 2020 Jan;48(1):300060519896887. doi: 10.1177/0300060519896887. PMID: 31937178Free PMC Article
Smooth Muscle Tumors of the Visceral Adnexal and Uterine Ligaments and Adnexal Connective Tissue: A Clinicopathologic Study of 67 Cases.
Patel V, Xing D, Feely M, Schoolmeester JK
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2020 Jan;39(1):55-67. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000578. PMID: 30702465
Uncommon hereditary gynaecological tumour syndromes: pathological features in tumours that may predict risk for a germline mutation.
Garg K, Karnezis AN, Rabban JT
Pathology 2018 Feb;50(2):238-256. Epub 2018 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2017.10.009. PMID: 29373116
Uterine adenomyoma: a clinicopathologic review of 26 cases and a review of the literature.
Tahlan A, Nanda A, Mohan H
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2006 Oct;25(4):361-5. doi: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000209570.08716.b3. PMID: 16990713

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