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

نویسندگان

  • Paolo Piovanello
  • Vincenzo Viola
  • Giampaolo Costa
  • Massimiliano Carletti
  • Andrea Cecera
  • Fabrizio Turchetta
  • Roberto Iudicone
  • Giuseppe Catalano
  • Antonello Santucci
  • Franco Recchia
  • Loredana Fiorillo
  • Maria Antonella Menichella
  • Giovanni Baiano
چکیده

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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عنوان ژورنال:
  • World Journal of Surgical Oncology

دوره 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007