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Giant Leiomyosarcoma Arising in Posterior Thigh: Management of a Rare Case
Leiomyosarcoma, primarily a tumor of smooth muscle origin, frequently originates from the uterus, retroperitoneum, and intra-abdominal region. Rarely, the tumor may arise from the conjunctiva, inferior vena cava, or oral cavity. Here we report a case of a 65-year-old male patient who presented with...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7526762/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33014644 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10146 |
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author | Rizwan, Tehlil Ahmed, Jawad Shaikh, Fahad H Malik, Farheen Ullah, Shuah |
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description | Leiomyosarcoma, primarily a tumor of smooth muscle origin, frequently originates from the uterus, retroperitoneum, and intra-abdominal region. Rarely, the tumor may arise from the conjunctiva, inferior vena cava, or oral cavity. Here we report a case of a 65-year-old male patient who presented with a swelling in the posterior thigh for six months. The swelling was progressively increasing in size for the last two months. Examination of thigh showed a swelling of 20×30 cm in size, which was firm, non-compressible, immobile, and not transilluminating. CT scan showed no metastasis in the liver, lung, or bone. The histopathology report showed poorly differentiated leiomyosarcoma involving the muscles of the posterior compartment of the left thigh. The tumor was resected, and the patient was referred to rehabilitation clinic. Early diagnosis of such cases is essential to improve the outcome in patients as these tumors can metastasize early. |
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spelling | pubmed-75267622020-10-01 Giant Leiomyosarcoma Arising in Posterior Thigh: Management of a Rare Case Rizwan, Tehlil Ahmed, Jawad Shaikh, Fahad H Malik, Farheen Ullah, Shuah Cureus Radiation Oncology Leiomyosarcoma, primarily a tumor of smooth muscle origin, frequently originates from the uterus, retroperitoneum, and intra-abdominal region. Rarely, the tumor may arise from the conjunctiva, inferior vena cava, or oral cavity. Here we report a case of a 65-year-old male patient who presented with a swelling in the posterior thigh for six months. The swelling was progressively increasing in size for the last two months. Examination of thigh showed a swelling of 20×30 cm in size, which was firm, non-compressible, immobile, and not transilluminating. CT scan showed no metastasis in the liver, lung, or bone. The histopathology report showed poorly differentiated leiomyosarcoma involving the muscles of the posterior compartment of the left thigh. The tumor was resected, and the patient was referred to rehabilitation clinic. Early diagnosis of such cases is essential to improve the outcome in patients as these tumors can metastasize early. Cureus 2020-08-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7526762/ /pubmed/33014644 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10146 Text en Copyright © 2020, Rizwan et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Radiation Oncology Rizwan, Tehlil Ahmed, Jawad Shaikh, Fahad H Malik, Farheen Ullah, Shuah Giant Leiomyosarcoma Arising in Posterior Thigh: Management of a Rare Case |
title | Giant Leiomyosarcoma Arising in Posterior Thigh: Management of a Rare Case |
title_full | Giant Leiomyosarcoma Arising in Posterior Thigh: Management of a Rare Case |
title_fullStr | Giant Leiomyosarcoma Arising in Posterior Thigh: Management of a Rare Case |
title_full_unstemmed | Giant Leiomyosarcoma Arising in Posterior Thigh: Management of a Rare Case |
title_short | Giant Leiomyosarcoma Arising in Posterior Thigh: Management of a Rare Case |
title_sort | giant leiomyosarcoma arising in posterior thigh: management of a rare case |
topic | Radiation Oncology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7526762/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33014644 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10146 |
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