[Epitheloid leiomyosarcoma of the uterine cervix. About two cases]

The epithelioid Ieiomyosarcoma of the uterine cervix is a rare tumor. Usually, the presenting symptoms are vaginal bleeding and pelvic pain. Surgery is the standard treatment. To present the characteristic of this rare pathology by mean of two cases handled in the Institut Salah AzaIz. Two patients, aged 51 and 42 years, were referred to our institution for vaginal bleeding. Tumors were classified stage II proximal and H distal [FIGO classification modified by Gustave Roussy Institute].The patients had total hysterectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection. Histological exams confirmed the diagnosis of epitheloid leiomyosarcoma of the uterine cervix. Adjuvant external radiotherapy was performed. At 12 and 36 months, the patients are alive with no evidence disease

Primary carcinoid tumours of the ovary. about three cases

Carcinoides tumours are a rare type of ovarian tumours which anatomoclinical behaviour differs a little from epithelial type. Report of three new cases. We report 3 observations of ovarian carcinoid tumours in patients aged 50, 23 and 28 years. All our patients were operated in emergency for twisting of appendix in two patients and for acute peritonitis in the third one. Treatment was a one-sided salpingo- oophorectomy. The diagnosis of carcinoid tumour was retained on to the definitive histological exam then the patients were re operated to complete the resection