title: Operative laparoscopy followed by colpotomy for resecting a colonic leiomyosarcoma. A case report.
abstract: Operative laparoscopy was followed by colpotomy for the excision of an unsuspected, 7 x 7.5-cm, colonic leiomyosarcoma intact. That surgical approach was quick and had all the benefits of operative laparoscopy without potentially increasing the risk of tumor spread by cutting through malignant tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Liau
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*