title: Long survival of a woman with a huge leiomyosarcoma of the duodenum after pancreaticoduodenectomy and transverse colectomy: a case report.
abstract: A woman with a huge leiomyosarcoma of the duodenum that had invaded the pancreas and transverse colon is living and well 10 years after pancreaticoduodenectomy combined with resection of the transverse colon. Malignant potential of the tumor was determined by the mitotic rate and nuclear deoxyribonucleic acid content. The mass exceeded 10 cm yet was characterized by low mitotic activity and a near-diploid pattern. The long survival is attributed to the extensive surgery and low-grade malignancy of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Korenaga
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsujitani
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kakeji
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimachi
mesh_terms: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000032:analysis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm