A CASE OF GIANT EXTRAGASTRIC PEDUNCULATED LEIOMYOSARCOMA

Unusual acute onset of pedunculated extragastric leiomyosarcoma. Case report.

INTRODUCTION A case report of 25 yrs-old man with pedunculated exogastric leiomyosarcoma (with acute onset) surgically treated is presented. CASE REPORT The patient was operated after clinical, instrumental and blood sample tests. We performed a 5 cm wedge resection of the stomach in continuity with the omentum. Careful inspection revealed neither adenopathy nor metastases. RESULTS Actual c...

Complications during removal of a pedunculated endobronchial leiomyosarcoma.

Leiomyosarcoma of prostate Report of a case

Leiomyosarcoma is a rare entity in prostate but it is the most common type of prostate sarcomas in adult patients. In most reported series the prognosis is poor and the median survival is about 15-18 months. Hereby we present a 72 years old man who received combined modality treatment including radical surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He has been well for 14 months, b...

A Case of Giant Sebaceoma

Sebaceoma is a benign tumor with sebaceous differentiation. It usually presents as a yellowish papule or nodule on the face and scalp. This is a report of a 27-year-old-woman who presented with a giant, 6cm×4.5 cm exophytic tumor on her head. Clinically, we considered several diseases; however, the histological and immunohistochemical features matched those of sebaceoma. The lesion was excised ...

An unusual case of pedunculated subserosal leiomyosarcoma of the uterus mimicking ovarian carcinoma

BACKGROUND Leiomyosarcoma of the uterus is an extremely rare but highly aggressive tumor that accounts for only 1-2 % of uterine malignancies, and is usually associated with a dismal outcome. CASE PRESENTATION The authors present an unusual case of pedunculated subserosal leiomyosarcoma of the uterus mimicking ovarian carcinoma. A 57-year-old postmenopausal woman presented with progressive lo...