Perforated leiomyosarcoma of Meckel's diverticulum. Case report.
A case of perforated leiomyosarcoma of Meckel's diverticulum causing acute abdomen is described. In the available literature only 58 cases of leiomyosarcoma at this site have been reported, with three perforations.
Department of General Surgery, Jan Palfijn Ziekenhuis, Merksem-Antwerp, Belgium.
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De Mulder
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D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000473:pathology; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000473:pathology