U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Uterine ligament neoplasm

MedGen UID:
276942
•Concept ID:
C1519870
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Neoplasm of the Uterine Ligament; neoplasm of the uterine ligament; neoplasm of uterine ligament; Tumor of the Uterine Ligament; tumor of the uterine ligament; tumor of uterine ligament; tumour of the uterine ligament; tumour of uterine ligament; Uterine Ligament Neoplasm; uterine ligament neoplasm; uterine ligament neoplasm (disease); Uterine Ligament Tumor; uterine ligament tumor; uterine ligament tumour
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021629

Definition

A benign, borderline, or malignant neoplasm that affects the broad or other uterine ligaments. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pancreaticoduodenectomy for the Management of Pancreatic or Duodenal Metastases from Primary Sarcoma.
Huddy JR, Sodergren MH, Deguara J, Thway K, Jones RL, Mudan SS
Anticancer Res 2018 Jul;38(7):4041-4046. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.12693. PMID: 29970529
Literature review with PGI guidelines for delineation of clinical target volume for intact carcinoma cervix.
Bansal A, Patel FD, Rai B, Gulia A, Dhanireddy B, Sharma SC
J Cancer Res Ther 2013 Oct-Dec;9(4):574-82. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.126450. PMID: 24518699
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

Extragonadal teratomas in women and adolescent girls: A systematic review.
Kanneganti A, Bhadiraju P, Tong PSY
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2021 Jul;262:134-141. Epub 2021 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.05.005. PMID: 34022590
Long term follow-up of inguinal endometriosis.
Mu B, Zhang Z, Liu C, Zhang K, Li S, Leng J, Li M
BMC Womens Health 2021 Mar 2;21(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01235-2. PMID: 33653321Free PMC Article
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
Laparoscopic Variants of Temporary Uterine Artery Ligation.
Carranco RC, Vigeras A, Ribeiro R, Zomer MT, Kondo W
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2020 May-Jun;27(4):811-812. Epub 2019 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.08.026. PMID: 31493570
Re-torsion of the ovaries.
Hyttel TE, Bak GS, Larsen SB, Løkkegaard EC
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2015 Mar;94(3):236-44. Epub 2014 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/aogs.12542. PMID: 25412114

Diagnosis

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
MR imaging of endometriosis: Spectrum of disease.
Bourgioti C, Preza O, Panourgias E, Chatoupis K, Antoniou A, Nikolaidou ME, Moulopoulos LA
Diagn Interv Imaging 2017 Nov;98(11):751-767. Epub 2017 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2017.05.009. PMID: 28652096
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
CT of inguinal canal lipomas and fat-containing inguinal hernias.
Fataar S
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2011 Oct;55(5):485-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2011.02288.x. PMID: 22008167
Imaging in gynecology.
Valentin L
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2006 Dec;20(6):881-906. Epub 2006 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2006.06.001. PMID: 16904942

Therapy

Neck subcutaneous nodule as first metastasis from broad ligament leiomyosarcoma: a case report and review of literature.
Cazzato F, D'Ercole A, De Luca G, Aiello FB, Croce A
BMC Surg 2020 Nov 25;20(1):297. doi: 10.1186/s12893-020-00951-0. PMID: 33238975Free PMC Article
Re-torsion of the ovaries.
Hyttel TE, Bak GS, Larsen SB, Løkkegaard EC
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2015 Mar;94(3):236-44. Epub 2014 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/aogs.12542. PMID: 25412114
Bladder function after radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer.
Laterza RM, Sievert KD, de Ridder D, Vierhout ME, Haab F, Cardozo L, van Kerrebroeck P, Cruz F, Kelleher C, Chapple C, Espuña-Pons M, Koelbl H
Neurourol Urodyn 2015 Apr;34(4):309-15. Epub 2014 Feb 12 doi: 10.1002/nau.22570. PMID: 24519734
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
Retroperitoneal radical hysterectomy.
Delgado G, Potkul RK, Dolan JR
Gynecol Oncol 1995 Feb;56(2):191-4. doi: 10.1006/gyno.1995.1030. PMID: 7896184

Prognosis

Long term follow-up of inguinal endometriosis.
Mu B, Zhang Z, Liu C, Zhang K, Li S, Leng J, Li M
BMC Womens Health 2021 Mar 2;21(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01235-2. PMID: 33653321Free PMC Article
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
Anatomical basis of lymph node detection in gynecologic cancers: a review from a surgical perspective.
Dabi Y, Bendifallah S, Kolanska K, Boudy AS, Querleu D, Akladios C, Zilberman S, Darai E, Touboul C
Chin Clin Oncol 2021 Apr;10(2):15. Epub 2021 Feb 7 doi: 10.21037/cco-20-228. PMID: 33548983
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
Ependymoma of the uterosacral ligament.
Duggan MA, Hugh J, Nation JG, Robertson DI, Stuart GC
Cancer 1989 Dec 15;64(12):2565-71. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19891215)64:12<2565::aid-cncr2820641226>3.0.co;2-i. PMID: 2684388

Clinical prediction guides

Long term follow-up of inguinal endometriosis.
Mu B, Zhang Z, Liu C, Zhang K, Li S, Leng J, Li M
BMC Womens Health 2021 Mar 2;21(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01235-2. PMID: 33653321Free PMC Article
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
Re-torsion of the ovaries.
Hyttel TE, Bak GS, Larsen SB, Løkkegaard EC
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2015 Mar;94(3):236-44. Epub 2014 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/aogs.12542. PMID: 25412114

Recent systematic reviews

Extragonadal teratomas in women and adolescent girls: A systematic review.
Kanneganti A, Bhadiraju P, Tong PSY
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2021 Jul;262:134-141. Epub 2021 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.05.005. PMID: 34022590
Feasibility of sentinel lymph node mapping of the ovary: a systematic review.
Dell'Orto F, Laven P, Delle Marchette M, Lambrechts S, Kruitwagen R, Buda A
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2019 Sep;29(7):1209-1215. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-000606. PMID: 31474589
Treatment of neovaginal prolapse: case report and systematic review of the literature.
Neron M, Ferron G, Vieille P, Letouzey V, Fatton B, de Tayrac R
Int Urogynecol J 2017 Jan;28(1):41-47. Epub 2016 Apr 2 doi: 10.1007/s00192-016-3009-5. PMID: 27038991

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Clinical resources

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.
    • Bookshelf
      See practice and clinical guidelines in NCBI Bookshelf. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Consumer resources

    Reviews

    Related information

    • PMC Articles
      Related information in PubMed Central Links
    • PubMed
      Related literature resources in PubMed

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...