Leiomyosarcoma of the thorax.
Leiomyosarcoma within the thorax is a rare lesion. This report describes an endobronchial lesion presenting with atelectasis, a parenchymal lesion presenting as a mass, and a rare extra-pleural lesion arising in the chest wall. The prognosis is generally poor; our 3 patients died within about 1 year of diagnosis.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011859:Radiography; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology