Leiomyosarcoma of the small intestine presenting as abdominal myofascial pain syndrome (AMPS): case report.
| Autor: | Niraj G; University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Gwendolen Road, Leicester, UK., Richards CJ; University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Gwendolen Road, Leicester, UK. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian journal of pain [Scand J Pain] 2020 Sep 25; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 191-193. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 25 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.1515/sjpain-2020-0099 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To highlight an extremely unusual presentation of an aggressive, rare small bowel malignancy presenting as abdominal myofascial pain syndrome. Case Presentation: The report is presented from a tertiary pain medicine unit at a university teaching hospital. A female patient presenting with chronic abdominal pain was initially diagnosed as abdominal myofascial pain syndrome. The report details the possible facilitation of the diagnosis of a rare, highly aggressive small bowel tumour by interventional treatment for abdominal myofascial pain syndrome. Conclusion: This case highlights a rare and aggressive malignancy of the small intestine presenting clinically as abdominal myofascial pain syndrome. (© 2020 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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