Table 1 Summary of BML cases with lymph nodes metastasis

Lymph nodes only

52 [15]

N/A

Total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and lymphadenectomy

27 [16]

N/A

N/A

69 [17]

N/A

Complete inguinal lymph node excision

32 [18]

N/A

N/A

Lymph nodes and biceps

47 [19]

Hysterectomy 2 years earlier

Open laparotomy and extirpation of the abdominal tumors

Lymph nodes/retroperitoneal mass and pulmonary

48 [20]

Myomectomy 20 years earlier and then a total abdominal hysterectomy 8 years later

Retroperitoneal mass excision and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

34 [10]

Abdominal myomectomy 1 year earlier

Extensive debulking surgery including total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic and paraaortic lymph node dissection to the level of the left renal vein, and gonadal lymph node dissection

50 [21]

Cesarean sections 16, 13 and 11 years previously

A total abdominal hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and a dissection of the pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes

Multiple metastasis (lung, skin, lymph nodes, bone and perhaps the brain)

55 [22]

14 years after uterine myomectomy

N/A