title: [A case of small intestinal leiomyosarcoma].
abstract: The Authors report a case of leiomyosarcoma of the small bowel, a rare neoplasm with severe limitations of pre-operative diagnosis. A discussion of the pathological staging, diagnosis and surgical therapy follows. At the moment, better diagnostic techniques and greater awareness of the disease notwithstanding, the prognosis remains severe due to the presence of local or distant metastases at laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: USL 18 della Sardegna, Senorbì, Ospedale S. Marcellino, Muravera, Cagliari.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cadoni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cocco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maxia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gemini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cogoni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ottonello
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms; D007421:Intestine, Small; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma
vernacular_title: Un caso di leiomiosarcoma del tenue.