title: [A case report of leiomyosarcoma of the rectum].
abstract: A case of leiomyosarcoma of the rectum and a review of the relevant Japanese literature is reported. A 33-year-old man, suspected of having a rectal tumor was admitted to out hospital for though examination. The tumor was located at the anterior wall of the rectum behind the prostatic gland. A preoperative perineal biopsy was done and the pathological diameters was a leiomyosarcoma. The abdominoperineal resection was performed but the nerve was able to be preserved. The postoperative quality of life has been good. The difficulties in arriving at a histological differentiation of a simple tumors of the rectum from a malignant smooth muscle tumor of the rectum is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Nagoya Second Red Cross Hospital.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagoh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.lastname: Nagino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery