What are Tumors of the Myometrium?

Tumors of the Myometrium
Gross and microscopic view of UTROSCT. a: Gross view of hysterectomy specimen showing a gelatinous grayish white tumor confined to the myometrium. b: Microscopic section of the tumor showing anastomosing cords and trabeculae with myxoid background. c: Tumor interface with myometrium revealing invasive borders of the tumor. d: High power microscopic section of the tumor showing round to oval cells with vesicular nuclei and pale cytoplasm. Uterine tumor resembling ovarian sex cord tumor (UTROSCT), case report with literature review. Hashmi AA, Faridi N, Edhi MM, Khan M - International archives of medicine (2014). Not Altered. CC.

Tumors of the myometrium are cancer that starts in the muscular wall of the uterus myometrium

Tumors of the myometrium include:

  • Leiomyomas
  • Leiomyosarcomas