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Introduction and Importance: Smooth muscle tumors of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) are smooth muscle tumors whose morphological characteristics do not allow them to be formally classified as benign or malignant. This differentiation is based on histological criteria. Some tumors may present unusual anatomo-pathological aspects, leading to problems of differential diagnosis, notably with leiomyosarcoma.
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Case Presentation: We report here the case of a 45-year-old Moroccan woman with no particular pathological history who consulted us for pelvic pain associated with abdominal enlargement, the anatomopathological result of which was in favor of a smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignancy potential STUMP, its surgical management and evolution, in the gynecological-mammary surgery department of CHU Ibn Rochd in Casablanca.
Perspectives
Uterine smooth muscle tumors are divided into two categories: benign (leiomyoma) and malignant (leiomyosarcoma). This differentiation is based on histological criteria such as the presence of tumour cell necrosis, cytological atypia and tumour cell mitotic activity [1].
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This page is a summary of: Uterine Smooth Muscle Tumors of Uncertain Malignant Potential (STUMP): About a Case., Journal of Case Reports and Medical History, August 2025, Acquire Publications LLC,
DOI: 10.54289/jcrmh2500145.
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