BACKGROUND Leiomyosarcoma of the rectum is a rare entity that comprises less than 0.1 % of all rectal malignancies. Given the uncommon nature of this tumor and the controversy about its treatment we report one case and review the literature in an attempt to report a particular evolution and to discuss the most appropriate treatment. CASE PRESENTATION This case report describes the presentatio...

Synchronous gynecological cancers are rarely described. Those cases account for approximately up to 6% of female genital tract malignancies. The presence of synchronous endometrial adenocarcinoma and gynecological tract neoplasia is rare - the most commonly described is synchronous adenocarcinoma and endometrial ovarian cancer (accounting for 15-20% of ovarian neoplasia and 5% of endometrial ca...

BACKGROUND Leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumor that represents 5-7 % of all soft tissue sarcomas. The occurrence of this tumor in the salivary glands is exceptional. Only five cases are reported in the submandibular gland. CASE PRESENTATION A 65-year-old white Moroccan woman presented with a history of progressive right submandibular swelling which had grown over a period of ...

Leiomyosarcoma is a rare form of soft tissue neoplasm, with only 1% to 5% occurring in the head and neck region. Current recommended treatment suggests surgical excision with a wide lateral margin, but no definite guidelines regarding excisional margin have been established yet. Recently, complete excision with a narrow surgical margin has been recommended, and the authors present a case of cut...

Author Dr. Shubhadeep Bhattacharjee MBBS,MS (O&G), Silchar Medical College, Silchar Corresponding Author Dr. Shubhadeep Bhattacharjee C/O Mr. Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee, Giri Bhawan, Durgapally Road, Ghungoor, Silchar-788014,District –Cachar, State-Assam, CountryIndia Email: [email protected] Abstract Myxoid leiomyosarcoma of uterus is a very rare malignancy with only 36 case...

We report on a case of urinary bladder leiomyosarcoma in a 23-year-old woman, 22 years after therapy for bilateral retinoblastoma. The tumor presented with dysuria and macroscopic haematuria. Cystoscopy revealed a tumor localized in the trigonum covered by an ulcerated urothelium. The patient underwent a transvesical tumor resection. Eight months later, a second leiomyosarcoma developed in the ...

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery is an extremely rare tumor and its diagnosis is very diffi cult to establish. We present the case of a 63-year-old male patient, previously smoker, with previous pulmonary tuberculosis, diagnosed in 2014 with leiomyosarcoma of pulmonary artery. Surgery (right and left arteriotomy and bilateral extended end arterectomy) was performed in September 20...