A parathyroid hormone-related protein-secreting metastatic epithelioid leiomyosarcoma. A case report and review of the literature

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2003 Apr;127(4):e181-5. doi: 10.5858/2003-127-e181-APHPME.

Abstract

A diagnosis of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTH-rP)-secreting metastatic uterine epithelioid leiomyosarcoma was made in a 61-year-old woman with humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy. A primary uterine tumor had been removed 10 years previously, which had been associated with a short history of hypercalcemia. The original uterine tumor was diagnosed as a smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a PTH-rP-secreting uterine leiomyosarcoma. We demonstrate the dramatic changes in serum calcium, phosphorus, PTH, and PTH-rP levels after tumor resection. Extensive biochemical analysis and detailed immunohistochemical and ultrastructural characterization demonstrate several features of this tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Calcium / blood
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma / blood
  • Leiomyosarcoma / diagnosis
  • Leiomyosarcoma / metabolism*
  • Leiomyosarcoma / secondary*
  • Liver Neoplasms / blood
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Liver Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Middle Aged
  • Parathyroid Hormone / blood
  • Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein
  • Peptide Hormones / blood
  • Peptide Hormones / metabolism*
  • Phosphorus / blood
  • Uterine Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • PTHLH protein, human
  • Parathyroid Hormone
  • Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein
  • Peptide Hormones
  • Phosphorus
  • Calcium