Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma That Increased in Size after Menopause: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Table 1

Liposarcoma of the uterus: review of literature.
NumberAuthorsYearAge (years)GPSymptomLocationTumor sizeOperationHistological subtypePostoperative therapyRecurrenceTreatment of recurrenceNext treatmentFollow-up
1Fujii et al.197751P2BleedingCorpus cmATH+BSOUndifferentiated, nonmyxoid typeRTNED, 3 M (before 1 year)
2Veliath et al.197859G4P4BleedingCervix cmATH+BSORound cellVaginal nodule, 1 M after operationExcisionRTN/A
3Obafunwa and Uguru199045P8BleedingCervixMass protruding from the cervix to the vaginaThe mass excised, the cervix marsupialisedPleomorphicNoRecurrence, 6 MConservativeExtensively excisedNot reported in hospital
4Katabuchi et al.199054G3P3TumorLeft sacrouterine ligament8000 gResection of the tumor, ATH+BSOMyxoidNoRecurrence, 4 MTumor resection, CT, RT, immunotherapyPartial tumor resection, colostomy, uretero-DOD, 2Y2M
5Schmidt and Doroszewski199678G2P2TumorCorpus13 cmATH+LtSO (previously Rt)Myxoid and round cellNoFree of disease, 3 Y
6Schneebauer et al.199667N/ATumorCorpus cmATH+BSOMyxoidNoFree of disease, 3 Y
7Takeuchi et al.200049Para 0BleedingCervix cmATH+BSO+PLNWell differentiatedNoFree of disease, 2 Y
8Levine et al.200362G0P0PainCervix, left sacrouterine ligament15 cmATH+BSO+PLN+PAN+O MTPleomorphicNoPelvic recurrence, 9 MMultiple pelvic nodules excised, RTN/A
9Karateke et al.200323G0P0Pain, tumorCervix cmExtirpation of the mass, local resection of tumor could not be achieved completely, and minimal residual disease was left in place unfortunatelyRound and myxoidCTFree of disease. 7 M (before 1 year)
10Hong et al.200848N/APain, bleeding, tumorCorpus cmATH+BSOMyxoidNoFree of disease. 2 M (before 1 year)
11McDonald et al.201149N/ATumorCorpus10.5 cmATH+BSOPleomorphicNoAlive and well, 1 Y
12McDonald et al.201170N/ATumorCorpus10 cmATH+BSOMyxoidNoAlive and well, 20 Y
13McDonald et al.201158N/ABleeding, tumorCorpus18 cmATH+BSOMixed pleomorphic and myxoidNoAlive and well, 2 Y
14Fadare and Khabele201162N/APain, tumorCorpus cmATH+BSOPleomorphicRTRecurrence, 2 MAnterior abdominal nodule was resected, CTN/A
15Arai et al.2014773G3PTumorCorpus cmATH+BSO+OMTMyxoidNoNo rec, 6 M (before 1 year)
16Schoolmeester et al.201670N/ADysuria and urinary retentionCorpus and cervix cmMRH+BSO+PLNPleomorphicNoNumerous lung metastases, small and large intestine, a para-aortic lymph nodeCTDOD, 3 M
17Kiuchi et al.201855G6P3Tumor, bleedingCorpus cmATH+BSOWell differentiatedNoNED, 19 M
18Lei et al.202177G4P4BleedingUterine cavity cmLH+BSODedifferentiatedN/AN/A
19Hoshino et al.202358G4P2TumorCorpus4.8 cmATH+BSOWell differentiatedNoNED, 10 M, under observation
G: gravidity; P: parity; N/A: not available, not applicable; MRH: modified radical hysterectomy; ATH: abdominal total hysterectomy; LH: laparoscopic hysterectomy; BSO: bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; PLN: pelvic lymphadenectomy; PAN: para-aortic lymphadenectomy; OMT: omentectomy; meta: metastasis; RT: radiotherapy; CT: chemotherapy; NED: no evidence of disease; DOD: dead of disease. Italic texts: locations in recurrent or provable recurrent cases; incomplete operations; and undifferentiated, pleomorphic, or dedifferentiated in subtype. Bold texts: recurrent or provable recurrent cases.