Uterine Surgery, Power Morcellator, Uterine Cancer & Leiomyosarcoma: A recent article in published in PubMed examined the risk for women that underwent laparoscopic power morcellation hysterectomy and myomectomy and were later affected by unexpected uterine cancer (e.g., leiomyosarcoma (LMS) or Uterine leiomyosarcoma).
The article looked at laparoscopic uterine surgeries (e.g., uterine fibroids) from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2013, appears to conclude that the risk of women developing cancer (e.g., leiomyosarcoma) after the laparoscopic uterine surgery using a power morcellator was low.
To read more of the article, follow this link – November 1, 2014.
UTERINE SURGERY — POWER MORCELLATORS — UTERINE CANCER
During the laparoscopic surgery (laparoscopic uterine surgery, e.g., hysterectomy, myomectomy, fibroids), a power morcellator may have been used to remove the symptom causing fibroids in the uterine area and other non-cancerous growths or tumors.
But, if a power morcellator has been used during a laparoscopic surgery (laparoscopic uterine surgery) and there are cancerous cells already present, the power morcellator may exacerbate or help spread the cancerous cells, growth or tissue.
This unfettered spreading of the cancerous cells may lead to the development of cancer, particularly:
- uterine cancer (leiomyosarcoma (LMS), Uterine leiomyosarcoma (ULMS), endometrial cancer, sarcoma…).
- metastatic leiomyosarcoma
- uterine sarcoma
- endometrial stromal sarcoma
- the abnormal growth of tissue
- direct harm to healthy tissue
For more on power morcellators and cancer (uterine surgery (hysterectomy & myomectomy) uterine cancer, LMS), please follow this link: Power Morcellators.
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