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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1646-5830</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Obstétrica e Ginecológica Portuguesa]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Obstet Ginecol Port]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1646-5830</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Euromédice, Edições Médicas Lda.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1646-58302023000100072</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Uterine leiomyosarcoma - right on time]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Leiomiossarcoma uterino - na hora certa]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Macedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gomes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rita Leiria]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Filipa Abreu]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gaspar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hugo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pontes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça Serviço de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Funchal ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>72</fpage>
<lpage>75</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1646-58302023000100072&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1646-58302023000100072&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1646-58302023000100072&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Uterine leiomyosarcomas, although rare, are the most frequent histological type of uterine sarcomas, and have a poor prognosis even when diagnosed in early stages. More often they present with abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic mass and/or pelvic pain, making the differential diagnosis with uterine leiomyomas. Due to its rarity and aggressiveness, there is no consensus regarding the treatment algorithm. We describe the case of a woman who presented a spontaneous rupture of leiomyosarcoma, a rare manifestation with few cases described in the literature.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo Os leiomiossarcomas uterinos, embora raros, são o tipo histológico mais frequente de sarcomas uterinos, associados a um mau prognóstico mesmo quando diagnosticados em estadios iniciais. Mais frequentemente apresentam-se com hemorragia uterino anómala, massa pélvica e/ou dor pélvica, fazendo o diagnóstico diferencial com leiomiomas uterinos. Devido à sua raridade e agressividade, não há consenso quanto ao algoritmo de tratamento. Descrevemos o caso de uma mulher com uma rotura espontânea do leiomiossarcoma, uma manifestação rara com poucos casos descritos na literatura.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Leiomyosarcoma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Uterine Haemorrhage]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Uterine Rupture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hemoperitoneum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Leiomiossarcoma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Hemorragia uterina anómala]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Ruptura uterina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Hemoperitoneu]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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