Abstract:
Uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) is a type of malignant soft-tissue tumor, which is developed from myometrium in the female reproductive system. This disease is difficult to be distinguished from benign uterine leiomyoma in the early stages, but it progresses aggressively and relentlessly. Hence, uLMS has a dismal prognosis and high rates of both misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis. Unfortunately, current studies of uLMS pathogenesis and disease biology are inadequate. uLMS disease models are also very limited, hindering the development of effective therapeutics. In this review, we focus on the pathological molecular biology of uLMS, and systematically review the molecular genetic features, epigenetic variants, experimental models, and clinical research progress of uLMS. We further discuss the development direction and potential needs of uLMS in the fields of tumor evolution, tumor microenvironment, and tumor therapy, with the aim of providing a better understanding of the pathobiological mechanism of uLMS and providing a reference for the development of potential diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
子宫平滑肌肉瘤(uterine leiomyosarcoma,uLMS)是一种发生在女性生殖系统子宫肌层的恶性软组织肿瘤,漏诊误诊率高、侵袭性强、预后差。uLMS的发生机制尚未明确,疾病生物学研究相对滞后,实验模型和治疗手段也较为有限。本文重点关注了uLMS的病理分子生物学,系统梳理了uLMS的分子遗传学特征、表观遗传学变异、实验模型以及临床研究进展,同时还探讨了uLMS在肿瘤演进、肿瘤微环境、肿瘤治疗等生物学研究领域的发展方向和潜在需求,以期更好地理解uLMS的病理生物学机制并为开发潜在诊疗策略提供参考。.