Leiomyosarcoma of Pancreas: A Rare Malignancy
| Author | Shapour Omidvari | en |
| Author | Hamid Nasrollahi | en |
| Author | Maral Mokhtari | en |
| Author | Seyed Hassan Hamedi | en |
| Author | Mansour Ansari | en |
| Author | Mohammad Mohammadian Panah | en |
| Author | Niloofar Ahmadloo | en |
| Author | Ahmad Mosalaei | en |
| Orcid | Hamid Nasrollahi [0000-0002-7423-3312] | en |
| Issued Date | 2016-03-31 | en |
| Abstract | Introduction: Pancreatic leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumor and its clinical course and treatment is not well described. Case Presentation: This paper reports on a 57-year-old male, who presented epigastric pain and had a 12-cm pancreatic tail leiomyosarcoma. He received adjuvant radiotherapy after complete tumor resection. He developed local recurrence 11 months later and received no further treatment. He died after 3 months. Conclusions: The literature search revealed that pancreatic leiomyosarcoma has a variable clinical course and behavior. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/rro.66911 | en |
| Keyword | Sarcoma | en |
| Keyword | Pancreas | en |
| Keyword | Treatment | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Leiomyosarcoma of Pancreas: A Rare Malignancy | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |