Hepatic metastasis 17 years following resection of low-grade leiomyosarcoma of the rectum.
A case of histologically low-grade leiomyosarcoma of the rectum showing an unusually late appearance of hepatic metastasis is reported. This was found at autopsy 17 years after a curative resection of the primary rectal tumor that had been diagnosed initially as a leiomyoma.
D000368:Aged; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors