Locally advanced leiomyosarcoma of the spleen. A case report and review of the literature
| Autor: | Franco Recchia, Fabrizio Turchetta, Giuseppe Catalano, Paolo Piovanello, Massimiliano Carletti, Giovanni Baiano, Roberto Iudicone, Loredana Fiorillo, Maria Antonella Menichella, Antonello Santucci, Vincenzo Viola, Andrea Cecera, Giampaolo Costa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Leiomyosarcoma
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Stomach lcsh:Surgery Endometriosis Case Report lcsh:RD1-811 lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens medicine.disease lcsh:RC254-282 Small intestine body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Surgical oncology Primary Leiomyosarcoma Lymphangioma medicine Surgery Angiosarcoma business |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Surgical Oncology World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol 5, Iss 1, p 135 (2007) |
| ISSN: | 1477-7819 |
| Popis: | 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. |
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