Locally advanced leiomyosarcoma of the spleen. A case report and review of the literature.

Autor: Piovanello P; Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, 'San Giovanni di Dio' Hospital - Fondi (Latina), Italy. docpapi@yahoo.com., Viola V, Costa G, Carletti M, Cecera A, Turchetta F, Iudicone R, Catalano G, Santucci A, Recchia F, Fiorillo L, Menichella MA, Baiano G
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: World journal of surgical oncology [World J Surg Oncol] 2007 Nov 28; Vol. 5, pp. 135. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Nov 28.
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-5-135
Abstrakt: Background: Leiomyosarcomas are rare tumours, predominantly localized in the stomach, small intestine and retroperitoneum. Only one case of primary leiomyosarcoma of the spleen is described in human beings in literature.
Case Presentation: We report a case of locally advanced primary leiomyosarcoma of the spleen in a 54 year-old woman, diagnosed only after splenectomy, performed with the suspicion of splenic haematoma.
Conclusion: Due to the lack of cases, no specific chemotherapy regimen has been tested to provide a longer survival.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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