TY - JOUR
T1 - Aggressive Pelvic Angiomyxoma in a Patient with Twin Pregnancy
T2 - Diagnosis, Treatment, and Clinical Complications in Light of the Literature
AU - Aquino, Carmen Imma
AU - Tinelli, Raffaele
AU - Libretti, Alessandro
AU - Bertinato, Riccardo
AU - Boldorini, Renzo Luciano
AU - Giana, Michele
AU - Sorrentino, Felice
AU - Nappi, Luigi
AU - Remorgida, Valentino
AU - Surico, Daniela
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - (1) Background: Aggressive angiomyxoma is a mesenchymal cancer that is rare during pregnancy. It is a neoplasm that relapses and infiltrates the nearest structures. Our aim is to evaluate the management and outcomes of an observed case, in light of the current literature. (2) Methods: We observed this condition at the “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital in Novara (Italy) in a patient with an initial twin pregnancy and a suspected pelvic mass. The words “angiomyxoma” and “pregnancy” were searched on the main online scientific search sources (PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, WES, and Embase, etc.). (3) Results: The patient underwent surgery with a complicated follow-up, but recent negative controls. We analyzed the literature about the topic and found only 24 similar clinical cases. (4) Conclusions: Considering the current literature, it is useful to assess an aggressive angiomyxoma in the differential diagnosis of soft masses in pregnant women. The treatment of choice is surgical excision, and vaginal delivery is feasible. The therapeutic decision depends on each case.
AB - (1) Background: Aggressive angiomyxoma is a mesenchymal cancer that is rare during pregnancy. It is a neoplasm that relapses and infiltrates the nearest structures. Our aim is to evaluate the management and outcomes of an observed case, in light of the current literature. (2) Methods: We observed this condition at the “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital in Novara (Italy) in a patient with an initial twin pregnancy and a suspected pelvic mass. The words “angiomyxoma” and “pregnancy” were searched on the main online scientific search sources (PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, WES, and Embase, etc.). (3) Results: The patient underwent surgery with a complicated follow-up, but recent negative controls. We analyzed the literature about the topic and found only 24 similar clinical cases. (4) Conclusions: Considering the current literature, it is useful to assess an aggressive angiomyxoma in the differential diagnosis of soft masses in pregnant women. The treatment of choice is surgical excision, and vaginal delivery is feasible. The therapeutic decision depends on each case.
KW - angiomyxoma
KW - cancer
KW - pregnancy
KW - soft mass
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85168733061&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/medicina59081417
DO - 10.3390/medicina59081417
M3 - Review article
SN - 1010-660X
VL - 59
JO - Medicina (Lithuania)
JF - Medicina (Lithuania)
IS - 8
M1 - 1417
ER -