Uterus with leiomyosarcoma

Clinical story

75 years old female diagnosed with a large uterine tumor. Hysterectomy,

bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and appendectomy. An 8 cm tumor at gross examination.

Virtual microscopy of the slide

Comments

Section through an overtly malignant tumor consisting of spindle cells with high-grade atypia and multiple mitotic figures.

Learning goals

To recognize the morphology and clinical characteristics, including treatment and prognosis, of uterine leiomyosarcoma.