Giant Primary Omental Leiomyosarcoma Mimicking Ovarian Malignancy

A Case of Giant Uterine Lipoleiomyoma Simulating Malignancy

Introduction. Uterine leiomyoma is the most common benign pathology in women and lipoleiomyoma is an extremely rare and specific type of leiomyoma. Here, we report an unusual case of giant pedunculated subserous lipoleiomyoma misdiagnosed preoperatively as leiomyosarcoma. Case. A 45-year-old woman admitted to our gynecology outpatient clinic for complaints of abdominal distention, tiredness, an...

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the omentum presenting as an ovarian carcinoma, case report and review of the literature

Primary omental leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumor. We report a case of successfully resected omental leiomyosarcoma whose presentation mimicked ovarian carcinoma. Symptoms of abdominal distension and discomfort that lasted 8 months followed by pain lead to a diagnosis of a large mass in the abdomen. Physical examination revealed a large, over 20 cm tumor, suspected to be of ovarian origin. A small...

An unusual case of pedunculated subserosal leiomyosarcoma of the uterus mimicking ovarian carcinoma

BACKGROUND Leiomyosarcoma of the uterus is an extremely rare but highly aggressive tumor that accounts for only 1-2 % of uterine malignancies, and is usually associated with a dismal outcome. CASE PRESENTATION The authors present an unusual case of pedunculated subserosal leiomyosarcoma of the uterus mimicking ovarian carcinoma. A 57-year-old postmenopausal woman presented with progressive lo...

Omental synovial sarcoma mimicking an ovarian malignancy: A case report

Synovial sarcoma is clinically rare, and cases of synovial sarcoma arising in the omentum are particularly rare. Only 3 cases have been reported in the literature to dtae, and they were associated with a poor prognosis. We herein report a rare case of aggressive primary omental synovial sarcoma presenting as an ovarian malignancy. A 53-year-old multigravida woman was referred to our hospital du...

Cecal Giant Lipoma Mimicking Malignancy