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