Overview

NCI Definition: An aggressive malignant smooth muscle neoplasm, arising from the uterine corpus. It is characterized by a proliferation of neoplastic spindle cells. [1]

Disease Details

Synonyms
Leiomyosarcoma of Corpus Uteri, Uterine Body Leiomyosarcoma, Leiomyosarcoma of the Body of Uterus, Body of Uterus Leiomyosarcoma, Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterine Body, Uterus leiomyosarcoma, Leiomyosarcoma - uterus, Leiomyosarcoma of Body of Uterus, Leiomyosarcoma of Uterus, Corpus Uteri Leiomyosarcoma, Leiomyosarcoma of Uterine Body, Leiomyosarcoma of the Corpus Uteri, Leiomyosarcoma of Uterine Corpus, Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus, Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterine Corpus
Parent(s)
Uterine Corpus Smooth Muscle Neoplasm
Children
Uterine Corpus Myxoid Leiomyosarcoma and Uterine Corpus Epithelioid Leiomyosarcoma
OncoTree Name
Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
OncoTree Code
ULMS

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.