Case Report: An extremely rare case of epithelioid STUMPs.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Uterine leiomyomas are the most common benign tumors of the female reproductive system. Epithelioid STUMP is a special and relatively rare type of uterine leiomyoma that may exhibit malignant potential as smooth muscle tumors with an epithelioid cell morphology are generally believed to be more aggressive than usual leiomyomas. This report describes a case of epithelioid STUMP.

Case description

A 45-year-old woman of childbearing age underwent curettage for abnormal uterine bleeding. The initial pathological findings suggested a low-grade malignant uterine mesenchymal tumor; therefore, laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy, bilateral adnexal resection, and retroperitoneal lymph node biopsy were performed. Postoperative pathology revealed small, round to sho

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12828789 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature