Figures & data
Figure 1: A well defined, large pelvic mass filling the sacrum was shown on magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis
Figure 2 a and b: The gross appearance of the resected tumour and the uterus, both intact (a), and as in the hemi-section (b).
The tumour arose from the uterine cervix
Figure 3 a, b, c and d: Photomicrograph showing a leiomyosarcoma seen beneath the cervical epithelial lining (a), consisting of neoplastic smooth muscle cells with large, hyperchromatic irregular nuclei (b), areas of necrosis (c) and atypical mitosis (d)
