Incidence of Malignancy and Myoma Variants at Surgery for Presumed Benign Symptomatic Myomas.

Unlabelled: STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of leiomyosarcoma; other uterine pathologies; and the frequency of use of morcellation, both mechanical and manual in laparoscopic, vaginal, and laparotomy operative routes in women undergoing hysterectomy or myomectomy for benign gynecologic indications when myomas were present.

Design: A retrospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3).

Setting: The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.