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DISCUSSION QUESTION WEEK 5 NEOPLASIA A 30 y/o women has experienced heavy menstrual bleeding and is told she has a uterine tumor called a leiomyoma. She is worried she has cancer. Answer the following questions related to this case study and don't forget your references. 1. Explain the difference between a leiomyoma and a lelomyosarcoma. 2. How would you go about explaining the difference to her?

Answer 1

ine @ LEIO MYOMA > It is present within the uterine LEIMYOSARCOMA wall They are invasive, bulky as well as buking into the Ibresent lumen but within they are the uten not invasive. wall or projected as polypemen. - It is composed of boodles at is masses into the uteuine lumen. smooth muscles cells that look Is It is found in differentiated like normal myometrium. as well as non-differentiated. due to increase of mitotic -> It doesnot spread Icrate. It can spread. - Prognosis is relatively > Leiemyosarcomas are generally good than beimyosarcoma. larger and show more rapida growth than leiomyomas. e prognosis is very poor. tumor also 2 Leiomyoma is a benian smooth muscles known as fibroids that very rarely becomes cancel. ment So, you should not worried Jabout cancer. It is curable by including hormonal therapy, nons anti- drugs & hypothalamic-pituitary axis. ammatory surgical intervention is very helpful for the eiomyomas. Many patients have an excellent prognosis and remain asymptomatic for several years on life time. It is very common among women. This is invasive and cannot spread True/False I Fill in the blanks! D Pericardium 12 Streptococcus (3) Aortic or mitral valve Stenosis D False ² False 3 True 4 True 5 True 4) Enzymes