Patient's question:
For about a year, my menstrual cycle has been irregular. Sometimes, just a few days after my period, I would experience bleeding and abdominal pain, always feeling extremely weak. After a thorough examination at the hospital, they diagnosed me with uterine leiomyosarcoma.What kind of help is needed: Why did I get uterine leiomyosarcoma?
Doctor's answer:
Uterine sarcoma is a rare and highly malignant tumor of the female reproductive system. Primary uterine sarcoma is less common, and cervical sarcoma is even rarer than uterine body sarcoma. Secondary uterine sarcoma arises from the malignant transformation of uterine fibroids. The histological classification of primary uterine sarcoma is complex, and it can be briefly categorized as uterine leiomyosarcoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma, malignant mixed Müllerian tumor (also known as malignant mesodermal mixed tumor or carcinosarcoma), adenosarcoma, and other sarcoma types (including sarcomas derived from heterologous components such as rhabdomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, liposarcoma, as well as sarcomas originating from vascular and lymphatic sources).