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Leiomyosarcoma

MedGen UID:
9711
Concept ID:
C0023269
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Leiomyosarcomas
SNOMED CT: Leiomyosarcoma (443719001); Leiomyosarcoma (1163022006)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
Concept ID:
CN307044
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
 
HPO: HP:0100243
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005058
Orphanet: ORPHA64720

Definition

A smooth muscle connective tissue tumor, which is rare type of cancer that is a malignant neoplasm of smooth muscle. When such a neoplasm is benign, it is called a leiomyoma. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • Leiomyosarcoma
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Hindman N, Kang S, Fournier L, Lakhman Y, Nougaret S, Reinhold C, Sadowski E, Huang JQ, Ascher S
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Novetsky AP, Powell MA
Curr Opin Oncol 2013 Sep;25(5):546-52. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0b013e328363e0ef. PMID: 23942299

Curated

NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), Soft Tissue Sarcoma, 2024

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Kerrison WGJ, Thway K, Jones RL, Huang PH
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2023 Apr;184:103955. Epub 2023 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2023.103955. PMID: 36893945
Juhasz-Böss I, Gabriel L, Bohle RM, Horn LC, Solomayer EF, Breitbach GP
Oncol Res Treat 2018;41(11):680-686. Epub 2018 Oct 16 doi: 10.1159/000494299. PMID: 30321869
Bobiński M, Kraczkowski JJ, Witt E, Wertel I, Polak G, Kotarski J, Bednarek W
Wiad Lek 2016;69(6):799-803. PMID: 28214818
Petralia GA, Hansen PD, Bowyer RC, Williamson RC
Dig Surg 1999;16(1):22-5. doi: 10.1159/000018689. PMID: 9949263
Kaddu S, Beham A, Cerroni L, Humer-Fuchs U, Salmhofer W, Kerl H, Soyer HP
Am J Surg Pathol 1997 Sep;21(9):979-87. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199709000-00001. PMID: 9298873

Diagnosis

Hickman A, Siontis BL
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2023 Apr;24(4):327-337. Epub 2023 Mar 8 doi: 10.1007/s11864-023-01067-2. PMID: 36884163
Devaud N, Vornicova O, Abdul Razak AR, Khalili K, Demicco EG, Mitric C, Bernardini MQ, Gladdy RA
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2022 Jul;31(3):527-546. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2022.03.011. PMID: 35715148
Soares Queirós C, Filipe P, Soares de Almeida L
An Bras Dermatol 2021 May-Jun;96(3):278-283. Epub 2021 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2020.10.003. PMID: 33775481Free PMC Article
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Moona MS, Fatima D, Turezbek A
J Pak Med Assoc 2011 Oct;61(10):1014-6. PMID: 22356039

Therapy

Pautier P, Italiano A, Piperno-Neumann S, Chevreau C, Penel N, Firmin N, Boudou-Rouquette P, Bertucci F, Balleyguier C, Lebrun-Ly V, Ray-Coquard I, Kalbacher E, Bardet A, Bompas E, Collard O, Isambert N, Guillemet C, Rios M, Archambaud B, Duffaud F; French Sarcoma Group
Lancet Oncol 2022 Aug;23(8):1044-1054. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00380-1. PMID: 35835135
Marth C, Tarnawski R, Tyulyandina A, Pignata S, Gilbert L, Kaen D, Rubio MJ, Frentzas S, Beiner M, Magallanes-Maciel M, Farrelly L, Choi CH, Berger R, Lee C, Vulsteke C, Hasegawa K, Braicu EI, Wu X, McKenzie J, Lee JJ, Makker V
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2022 Jan;32(1):93-100. Epub 2021 Nov 19 doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2021-003017. PMID: 34799418Free PMC Article
Jiang Z, Sun H, Yu J, Tian W, Song Y
J Hematol Oncol 2021 Oct 30;14(1):180. doi: 10.1186/s13045-021-01197-w. PMID: 34717705Free PMC Article
Bobiński M, Kraczkowski JJ, Witt E, Wertel I, Polak G, Kotarski J, Bednarek W
Wiad Lek 2016;69(6):799-803. PMID: 28214818
Schöffski P, Chawla S, Maki RG, Italiano A, Gelderblom H, Choy E, Grignani G, Camargo V, Bauer S, Rha SY, Blay JY, Hohenberger P, D'Adamo D, Guo M, Chmielowski B, Le Cesne A, Demetri GD, Patel SR
Lancet 2016 Apr 16;387(10028):1629-37. Epub 2016 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01283-0. PMID: 26874885

Prognosis

Bonvalot S, Roland C, Raut C, Le Péchoux C, Tzanis D, Frezza AM, Gronchi A
Eur J Surg Oncol 2023 Jun;49(6):1061-1067. Epub 2022 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.05.010. PMID: 35599138
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Ophthalmology 2020 Nov;127(11):1549-1557. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.05.024. PMID: 32422154Free PMC Article
Beyan E, Kanmaz AG, İnan AH, Karataşlı V, Tutar SO, Alan M, Töz E, Sancı M
Ginekol Pol 2019;90(8):433-437. doi: 10.5603/GP.2019.0075. PMID: 31482545
Casper ES
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2000 Aug;1(3):267-73. doi: 10.1007/s11864-000-0039-4. PMID: 12057170
Petralia GA, Hansen PD, Bowyer RC, Williamson RC
Dig Surg 1999;16(1):22-5. doi: 10.1159/000018689. PMID: 9949263

Clinical prediction guides

D'Ambrosio L, Touati N, Blay JY, Grignani G, Flippot R, Czarnecka AM, Piperno-Neumann S, Martin-Broto J, Sanfilippo R, Katz D, Duffaud F, Vincenzi B, Stark DP, Mazzeo F, Tuchscherer A, Chevreau C, Sherriff J, Estival A, Litière S, Sents W, Ray-Coquard I, Tolomeo F, Le Cesne A, Rutkowski P, Stacchiotti S, Kasper B, Gelderblom H, Gronchi A; European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group
Cancer 2020 Jun 1;126(11):2637-2647. Epub 2020 Mar 4 doi: 10.1002/cncr.32795. PMID: 32129883
Juhasz-Böss I, Gabriel L, Bohle RM, Horn LC, Solomayer EF, Breitbach GP
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Hayashi T, Kawano M, Ichimura T, Ida K, Ando H, Zharhary D, Kanai Y, Aburatani H, Tonegawa S, Shiozawa T, Yaegashi N, Konishi I
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Kaddu S, Beham A, Cerroni L, Humer-Fuchs U, Salmhofer W, Kerl H, Soyer HP
Am J Surg Pathol 1997 Sep;21(9):979-87. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199709000-00001. PMID: 9298873

Recent systematic reviews

Travaglino A, Raffone A, Raimondo D, Gencarelli A, Esposito I, Gallo C, Improda FP, Vitale SG, Mollo A, Casadio P, Seracchioli R, Zullo F, Insabato L
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Kannan S, Chong HH, Chew B, Ferguson JD, Galloway E, McCulloch T, Rankin KS, Ashford RU
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World Neurosurg 2022 Jul;163:25-35. Epub 2022 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.03.138. PMID: 35390494
Herzberg M, Beer M, Anupindi S, Vollert K, Kröncke T
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Sep;53(9):1862-1870. Epub 2018 Mar 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.03.022. PMID: 29685489

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