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Uterine myxoma

MedGen UID:
1841626
•Concept ID:
C5826793
•
Neoplastic Process
HPO: HP:0034948

Definition

A myxoma (tumor of primitive connective tissue) localized to the uterus. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUterine myxoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diffuse, perinodular, and other patterns of hydropic degeneration within and adjacent to uterine leiomyomas. Problems in differential diagnosis.
Clement PB, Young RH, Scully RE
Am J Surg Pathol 1992 Jan;16(1):26-32. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199201000-00004. PMID: 1309411

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Intravenous Leiomyomatosis of the Uterus: A Retrospective Single-Center Study in 14 Cases.
Su Q, Zhang X, Zhang H, Liu Y, Dong Z, Li G, Ding X, Liu Y, Jiang J
Biomed Res Int 2020;2020:9758302. Epub 2020 Feb 14 doi: 10.1155/2020/9758302. PMID: 32337287Free PMC Article
Gynecologic Manifestations of Less Commonly Encountered Hereditary Syndromes.
DeLair DF, Soslow RA
Surg Pathol Clin 2016 Jun;9(2):269-87. Epub 2016 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2016.01.008. PMID: 27241108
Cardiac tumors: the experience of a tertiary cardiology center.
Giuşcă S, Jurcuţ R, Serban M, Popescu BA, Apetrei E, Ginghină C
Rom J Intern Med 2007;45(4):333-9. PMID: 18767408
Mesenchymal tumors and tumor-like lesions of the female genital tract: a selective review with emphasis on recently described entities.
Nielsen GP, Young RH
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2001 Apr;20(2):105-27. doi: 10.1097/00004347-200104000-00002. PMID: 11293156
Cytogenic and molecular analysis of an aggressive angiomyxoma.
Kazmierczak B, Wanschura S, Meyer-Bolte K, Caselitz J, Meister P, Bartnitzke S, Van de Ven W, Bullerdiek J
Am J Pathol 1995 Sep;147(3):580-5. PMID: 7677171Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Aggressive angiomyxoma of pelvis: A case report and literature review.
Lin XM, Wang L, Wang Q
Medicine (Baltimore) 2022 Nov 18;101(46):e31617. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031617. PMID: 36401457Free PMC Article
Intravenous Leiomyomatosis of the Uterus: A Retrospective Single-Center Study in 14 Cases.
Su Q, Zhang X, Zhang H, Liu Y, Dong Z, Li G, Ding X, Liu Y, Jiang J
Biomed Res Int 2020;2020:9758302. Epub 2020 Feb 14 doi: 10.1155/2020/9758302. PMID: 32337287Free PMC Article
Cardiac Myxoma Caused by Fumarate Hydratase Gene Deletion in Patient With Cortisol-Secreting Adrenocortical Adenoma.
Suda K, Fukuoka H, Yamazaki Y, Shigemura K, Mukai M, Odake Y, Matsumoto R, Bando H, Takahashi M, Iguchi G, Fujisawa M, Oka M, Ono K, Chihara K, Sasano H, Ogawa W, Takahashi Y
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020 Jun 1;105(6) doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa163. PMID: 32249909
Transperineal aggressive angiomyxoma.
Pereira P, Melo Abreu E, Cunha TM, Rolim I
BMJ Case Rep 2017 Apr 11;2017 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217705. PMID: 28400400Free PMC Article
Gynecologic Manifestations of Less Commonly Encountered Hereditary Syndromes.
DeLair DF, Soslow RA
Surg Pathol Clin 2016 Jun;9(2):269-87. Epub 2016 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2016.01.008. PMID: 27241108

Therapy

Paravaginal aggressive angiomyxoma.
Abu Saadeh F, Galvin D, Alsharbaty MJ, Gleeson N
BMJ Case Rep 2015 Apr 1;2015 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207287. PMID: 25833906Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Intravenous Leiomyomatosis of the Uterus: A Retrospective Single-Center Study in 14 Cases.
Su Q, Zhang X, Zhang H, Liu Y, Dong Z, Li G, Ding X, Liu Y, Jiang J
Biomed Res Int 2020;2020:9758302. Epub 2020 Feb 14 doi: 10.1155/2020/9758302. PMID: 32337287Free PMC Article
Cardiac Myxoma Caused by Fumarate Hydratase Gene Deletion in Patient With Cortisol-Secreting Adrenocortical Adenoma.
Suda K, Fukuoka H, Yamazaki Y, Shigemura K, Mukai M, Odake Y, Matsumoto R, Bando H, Takahashi M, Iguchi G, Fujisawa M, Oka M, Ono K, Chihara K, Sasano H, Ogawa W, Takahashi Y
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020 Jun 1;105(6) doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa163. PMID: 32249909
Testing for Hereditary Predisposition in Patients with Gynecologic Cancers, Quo Vadis?
Mitchell G, Schrader KA
Surg Pathol Clin 2016 Jun;9(2):301-6. Epub 2016 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2016.01.009. PMID: 27241110
Gynecologic Manifestations of Less Commonly Encountered Hereditary Syndromes.
DeLair DF, Soslow RA
Surg Pathol Clin 2016 Jun;9(2):269-87. Epub 2016 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2016.01.008. PMID: 27241108
Mesenchymal tumors and tumor-like lesions of the female genital tract: a selective review with emphasis on recently described entities.
Nielsen GP, Young RH
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2001 Apr;20(2):105-27. doi: 10.1097/00004347-200104000-00002. PMID: 11293156

Clinical prediction guides

Uterine leiomyoma extension into right atrium: a case report.
Xu HS, Firoj KM, Inamdar KY, Zhao WZ
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013 Sep;146(3):e13-4. Epub 2013 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.05.003. PMID: 23809209
Perinodular hydropic degeneration of a uterine leiomyoma: a diagnostic challenge.
Coad JE, Sulaiman RA, Das K, Staley N
Hum Pathol 1997 Feb;28(2):249-51. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(97)90115-5. PMID: 9023411

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