Leiomyosarcoma of the Lower Limb Presenting as a Benign Mass: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Soft tissue sarcomas are rare tumors that often present with pain, increasing size and a location deep to the fascia. If they do not present with the aforementioned symptoms and signs, delayed diagnosis can occur. CASE REPORT: We present an unusual case of a 51-year-old patient who pre...

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Autores principales: Papageorgiou, Konstantinos, Goodwin, Peter, Travlos, John, Dramis, Asterios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6424323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30915285
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.2250-0685.1236
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Soft tissue sarcomas are rare tumors that often present with pain, increasing size and a location deep to the fascia. If they do not present with the aforementioned symptoms and signs, delayed diagnosis can occur. CASE REPORT: We present an unusual case of a 51-year-old patient who presented with clinical features of a benign mass of the lower limb that turned out to be a soft tissue sarcoma - a leiomyosarcoma. CONCLUSION: Medical practitioners must consider the possibility of soft tissue sarcoma in patients that present with a benign looking mass. Diagnostic imaging can be inconclusive on these cases and definite diagnosis is made on histological examination. Treatment includes surgery and radiotherapy.

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