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Aminothiadiazole was used to treat 21 patients with metastatic or recurrent leiomyosarcoma of the uterus. All patients received a starting dose of aminothiadiazole of 125 mg/m2 intravenously (30-to-45-minute infusion), which was repeated at weekly intervals. All patients also took allopurinol 300 mg
The rare association between intestinal leiomyosarcoma, von Recklinghausen's disease (type-1 neurofibromatosis) and gastroparesis is described. A 20-year-old male, diagnosed 12 years earlier as having pelvic von Recklinghausen's disease, presented with nausea and vomiting. A gastric scintigraphy
We report the first known case of a retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma that presented with an endoscopically defined source of gastrointestinal bleeding in the colon. A 68-year-old male with a history of diverticulosis, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia who complained of a 3-month history of
We report a case of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava, which was successfully treated by surgical en bloc resection and reconstruction of the inferior vena cava, followed by adjuvant radiation therapy. A 39-year-old man presented with nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, and weight loss.
A 51-year-old man came to our department because of a large abdominal mass. CT, MRI, and sonography revealed a large tumor adjacent to the retroperitoneal area. A resection was performed, and histologically we confirmed the diagnosis as a leiomyosarcoma originating from the retroperitoneum. Six
A 10-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat presented with nausea and 1.2 kg weight loss over a 6 month period. Physical examination was unremarkable, and haematological and biochemical results were considered clinically unremarkable. Abdominal ultrasound revealed an 18 mm OBJECTIVE
This study was conducted to determine the objective response of trimetrexate in patients with advanced or recurrent leiomyosarcoma of the uterus.
METHODS
Eligibility was restricted to patients with measurable disease who had received no more than one prior chemotherapy regimen, who had
Leiomyosarcoma is the second most common non epithelial malignant tumor of the stomach. It is almost always a single lesion. Multiple leiomyosarcomas of the stomach are extremely rare. To our knowledge only three cases have been reported so far. We present a 40 year old female with epigastric pain,
Six patients with metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma have been treated with the combination of vincristine, Adriamycin, and DTIC. Complete remissions were obtained in three patients and a partial remission in a fourth. The average duration of response was 15.6 months and one patient is free of
Primary intracranial leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is an extremely rare tumor in the central nervous system (CNS), and usually seen in immunocompromised individuals. Only a few cases of primary intracranial LMS have been documented in the literature and no study focused on their MRI findings. We describe herein a very rare case of leiomyosarcoma arising in the lesser sac. A 58-year-old man with a psychiatric disorder was admitted to our department for the investigation of epigastralgia and nausea which he had been suffering since the previous month. A laparotomy revealed that the
METHODS
A 75-year-old woman was admitted because of upper abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
METHODS
These symptoms were caused by a large tumor of the right retroperitoneal space. Computed tomography and transabdominal ultrasound did not unequivocally determine the site of the mass. Endoscopic
Mesenteric leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumor. It was often misdiagnosed as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) until the introduction of immunohistochemistry staining (IHC) in 1998. Currently, a positive IHC staining for smooth muscle markers represents the main
We report the case of female patient, 34 years old, occupation Secretary.
BACKGROUND
Polycystic ovary and chronic anemia. No family history of cancer. The patient reported three weeks abdominal pain, fever, bloody loose stools, nausea and vomiting. Abdominal pain is located in flank and right lower
A 49-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with complaints of epigastric colicky pain and high fever. Abdominal computed tomography and ultrasonography showed a solid tumor in the lower abdomen. Laparotomy revealed a neoplastic mass arising in Meckel's diverticulum; therefore, a segment of the