A medical panel of experts has come together for a virtual meeting on Thursday, November 5 at 3 pm CT. 

Topics to be discussed:

• Options to treat uterine fibroids: when is surveillance acceptable
• Surgical treatment options available for women with uterine fibroids; traditional surgical hysterectomy and myomectomy (vaginally or abdominally), laparoscopic hysterectomy, and myomectomy, and laparotomy using a small incision in the abdomen
• Use of power morcellation- what you need to know
• Importance of imaging findings in guiding approach
• Importance of following up on tissue diagnosis: leiomyoma/fibroids vs presence of cancer
• Risk factors for uterine sarcoma / leiomyosarcoma
• Lessons to be learned from those experienced in treating uterine LMS

To participate, please contact Annie Achee of the National Leiomyosarcoma Foundation:  annieachee@aol.com

For more info, please visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ORaJRVl3x9YISH6tH7jwRrwxJNzW-G0rza6kG-bR79s/edit