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Transient shrinkage of a uterine leiomyosarcoma treated with GnRH agonist for a presumed uterine leiomyoma: Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging finding before and during GnRH agonist treatment

  • Authors:
    • Naoki Kawamura
    • Naoko Iwanaga
    • Sachiko Hada
    • Kyoko Maeda
    • Toshiyuki Sumi
    • Osamu Ishiko
    • Sachio Ogita

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  • Published online on: November 1, 2001     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.8.6.1255
  • Pages: 1255-1257
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Abstract

We present a case of a premenopausal woman treated with GnRH agonist for a presumed uterine leiomyoma. This tumor reduced at first, but subsequent surgical specimens revealed a leiomyosarcoma. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), one of the most useful modalities for distinguishing between uterine leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma, was undertaken twice, before GnRH agonist administration and then after 6 months of GnRH agonist administration. Apparent differences were observed between these MRI findings. Tumor-size reduction with GnRH agonist treatment does not always mean that the possibility of a leiomyosarcoma should be ruled out.

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November-December 2001
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Kawamura N, Iwanaga N, Hada S, Maeda K, Sumi T, Ishiko O and Ogita S: Transient shrinkage of a uterine leiomyosarcoma treated with GnRH agonist for a presumed uterine leiomyoma: Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging finding before and during GnRH agonist treatment. Oncol Rep 8: 1255-1257, 2001.
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Kawamura, N., Iwanaga, N., Hada, S., Maeda, K., Sumi, T., Ishiko, O., & Ogita, S. (2001). Transient shrinkage of a uterine leiomyosarcoma treated with GnRH agonist for a presumed uterine leiomyoma: Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging finding before and during GnRH agonist treatment. Oncology Reports, 8, 1255-1257. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.8.6.1255
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Kawamura, N., Iwanaga, N., Hada, S., Maeda, K., Sumi, T., Ishiko, O., Ogita, S."Transient shrinkage of a uterine leiomyosarcoma treated with GnRH agonist for a presumed uterine leiomyoma: Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging finding before and during GnRH agonist treatment". Oncology Reports 8.6 (2001): 1255-1257.
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Kawamura, N., Iwanaga, N., Hada, S., Maeda, K., Sumi, T., Ishiko, O., Ogita, S."Transient shrinkage of a uterine leiomyosarcoma treated with GnRH agonist for a presumed uterine leiomyoma: Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging finding before and during GnRH agonist treatment". Oncology Reports 8, no. 6 (2001): 1255-1257. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.8.6.1255