Primary leiomyosarcoma of extragnathic bones: Case report and review of literature

In a 60‐year‐old man, a swelling anteromedially just below the knee led to the discovery of an intraosseous leiomyosarcoma. It is the 13th documented case of primary leiomyosarcoma of bone outside the facial skeleton. Clinical and pathologic findings, modes of treatment and therapeutic results are r...

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Published in:Cancer 1984-05, Vol.53 (10), p.2194-2200
Main Authors: von Hochstetter, A. R., Eberle, H., Rüttner, J. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Bone Neoplasms - mortality
Bone Neoplasms - pathology
Bone Neoplasms - surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Female
Femoral Neoplasms - mortality
Femoral Neoplasms - pathology
Femoral Neoplasms - surgery
Fibula
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Humerus
Leiomyosarcoma - mortality
Leiomyosarcoma - pathology
Leiomyosarcoma - surgery
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Osteosarcoma - pathology
Tibia
Tumors of striated muscle and skeleton
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Summary:In a 60‐year‐old man, a swelling anteromedially just below the knee led to the discovery of an intraosseous leiomyosarcoma. It is the 13th documented case of primary leiomyosarcoma of bone outside the facial skeleton. Clinical and pathologic findings, modes of treatment and therapeutic results are reviewed, and theories of histogenesis discussed. As to the latter, ultrastructural features in our case support the pleuripotent mesenchymal rather than the vascular smooth muscle origin.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(19840515)53:10<2194::AID-CNCR2820531032>3.0.CO;2-P