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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

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Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2023 Nov 28;48(11):1686-1695. doi: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2023.230334. PMID: 38432859Free PMC Article
Pancreaticoduodenectomy for the Management of Pancreatic or Duodenal Metastases from Primary Sarcoma.
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Anticancer Res 2018 Jul;38(7):4041-4046. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.12693. PMID: 29970529
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.
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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
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
Intraligamental Myomectomy Strategy Using Laparoscopy.
Huang PS, Sheu BC, Huang SC, Chang WC
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016 Sep-Oct;23(6):954-61. Epub 2016 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.06.007. PMID: 27327965
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

Diagnosis

MR imaging of endometriosis: Spectrum of disease.
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Diagn Interv Imaging 2017 Nov;98(11):751-767. Epub 2017 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2017.05.009. PMID: 28652096
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
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
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

Therapy

The Risk of Primary Uterine and Cervical Cancer After Hysteropexy.
Kurian R, Kirchhoff-Rowald A, Sahil S, Cheng AL, Wang X, Shepherd JP, Sutkin G
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2021 Mar 1;27(3):e493-e496. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001030. PMID: 33620910
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

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
MRI of cervical cancer with a surgical perspective: staging, prognostic implications and pitfalls.
Balcacer P, Shergill A, Litkouhi B
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Recognition of the ovaries and ovarian origin of pelvic masses with CT.
Saksouk FA, Johnson SC
Radiographics 2004 Oct;24 Suppl 1:S133-46. doi: 10.1148/rg.24si045507. PMID: 15486237
Inguinal cord lipomas.
Carilli S, Alper A, Emre A
Hernia 2004 Aug;8(3):252-4. Epub 2004 Apr 23 doi: 10.1007/s10029-004-0231-8. PMID: 15105999

Clinical prediction guides

Successful surgical treatment of postmyomectomy uterine diverticulum: a case report.
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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
Evaluation of adjuvant chemotherapy after abdominal trachelectomy for cervical cancer: a single-institution experience.
Okugawa K, Yahata H, Sonoda K, Kodama K, Yagi H, Ohgami T, Yasunaga M, Onoyama I, Kaneki E, Asanoma K, Kobayashi H, Kato K
Int J Clin Oncol 2021 Jan;26(1):216-224. Epub 2020 Sep 3 doi: 10.1007/s10147-020-01778-8. PMID: 32880780
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
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.
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Int J Gynecol Cancer 2019 Sep;29(7):1209-1215. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-000606. PMID: 31474589
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