Leiomyosarcoma of the rectum. Report of a case and review of the literature.
A case of leiomyosarcoma of the rectum is presented and followed by a review of 135 cases from the literature. The five- and ten-year survival figures were the same whether the patient was treated by radical or local excision; however, local excision was followed by 67.5 percent recurrence. Abdominoperineal resection is still the procedure of choice. Local excision might be considered for small tumors of low-grade malignancy in a poor-risk patient.
Khalifa
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Bong
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Rao
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Williams
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery