EC Gynaecology

Uterine sarcoma is significantly rarer than leiomyoma and has poor prognosis. Moreover, leiomyosarcoma is difficult to be diagnosed due to its symptoms, including pelvic pain, uterine mass, and/or uterine bleeding, are very similar to those of leiomyoma. There are a few cases of leiomyosarcoma wherein leiomyoma was treated with uterine artery embolization (UAE). We describe a case of a 44-year-old woman diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma 3 months after undergoing UAE for multiple leiomyomas.

 Keywords: Leiomyoma; Uterine Sarcoma; Leiomyosarcoma; Uterine Artery Embolization

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