Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a type of soft tissue sarcoma — and a very rare type of cancer. Doctors often find LMS cancer in the uterus. But it can occur in any of your body’s smooth muscles. This cancer ...

For patients with metastatic or surgically unresectable leiomyosarcoma, combination therapy with doxorubicin and trabectedin is associated with improved overall and progression-free survival compared ...

Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a rare and aggressive cancer that occurs in the uterus. Individuals usually require a hysterectomy. Treatments can also include chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Leiomyosarcoma ...

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Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a rare form of cancer. The earlier uterine leiomyosarcoma is diagnosed, the better the outlook. Uterine leiomyosarcoma accounts for 2–5% of all uterine cancers. It starts in ...

Aggressive Tumor, Tough ChoicesLeiomyosarcoma (LMS) of the uterus is a rare but notoriously aggressive cancer, often ...

Editor's Note: Uterine leiomyosarcomas are aggressive, heterogeneous cancers associated with high rates of progression and recurrence—and poor outcome. Uterine sarcomas as a group are uncommon cancers ...

Your doctor can easily diagnose some health problems by sight or touch. But you will need to have certain tests done to find out if you have leiomyosarcoma. Because leiomyosarcomas are rare, your ...

Inflammatory leiomyosarcoma, first described by Merchant et al., 1 is a spindle cell tumor of the deep soft tissues that shares morphological features with conventional leiomyosarcoma but that also ...

Once your treatment is done, your oncologist may tell you that your leiomyosarcoma is in “remission.” This means that signs of your cancer have faded or disappeared. But that doesn’t mean you’re ...