Thoracic paravertebral leiomyosarcoma: rare but it does occur

Marginal resection of a paraspinal tumor in the thoracic vertebra was performed. To document a very rare pathology for a paraspinal tumor. Primary leiomyosarcoma of the spine or paravertebral space is extremely rare. A case of a patient who was operated on for a mass in the spinal canal and whose pa...

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Published in:Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Pa. 1976), 2002-06, Vol.27 (12), p.E301-E303
Main Authors: Aksoy, Duygu Yazgan, Altundag, M Kadri, Durusu, Mine, Abali, Huseyin, Onder, Sevgen, Turker, Alev, Aksoy, M Cemalettin, Palaoglu, Selçuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actins - analysis
Aged
Desmin - analysis
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Leiomyosarcoma - metabolism
Leiomyosarcoma - pathology
Leiomyosarcoma - surgery
Muscle, Smooth - chemistry
Spinal Neoplasms - metabolism
Spinal Neoplasms - pathology
Spinal Neoplasms - surgery
Thoracic Vertebrae
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Summary:Marginal resection of a paraspinal tumor in the thoracic vertebra was performed. To document a very rare pathology for a paraspinal tumor. Primary leiomyosarcoma of the spine or paravertebral space is extremely rare. A case of a patient who was operated on for a mass in the spinal canal and whose pathology was reported to be leiomyosarcoma is presented. Marginal resection of the paravertebral mass was performed. The pathology of the tumor was reported as leiomyosarcoma. Leiomyosarcomas may develop at any site where smooth muscle cells are present. However, primary leiomyosarcoma of the spine or paravertebral space is extremely rare. Leiomyosarcoma, although rare, should be kept in mind as one of the possible diagnoses when a patient with a paraspinal tumor is presented.
ISSN:0362-2436
1528-1159
DOI:10.1097/00007632-200206150-00024