Cancer

How common is leiomyosarcoma?

Leiomyosarcoma is a rare and aggressive form of cancer; malignant tumors develop from smooth muscle tissue, sometimes in the uterus. OB/GYN specialist Lauren Streicher, MD, discusses this condition and how the morcellation procedure is related.


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  • How is endometrial cancer treated?

  • What is morcellation?

  • What tests help diagnose endometrial (uterine) cancer?

  • What tests help diagnose endometrial (uterine) cancer?

  • Can fibroids turn into cancer?

  • What are uterine fibroids?

  • How is endometrial cancer treated?

  • What increases my risk for endometrial (uterine) cancer?

  • What questions should i ask my doctor before having a hysterectomy?

  • How can I help prevent endometrial cancer?

  • How can uterine fibroids be treated?

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  • Why is morcellation controversial?

  • How is endometrial cancer treated?

  • What is morcellation?

  • What tests help diagnose endometrial (uterine) cancer?

  • What tests help diagnose endometrial (uterine) cancer?

  • Can fibroids turn into cancer?

  • What are uterine fibroids?

  • How is endometrial cancer treated?

  • What increases my risk for endometrial (uterine) cancer?

  • What questions should i ask my doctor before having a hysterectomy?

  • How can I help prevent endometrial cancer?

  • How can uterine fibroids be treated?

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