title: [Gastric leiomyosarcoma. Considerations for non-radical surgery].
abstract: Leiomyosarcomas of the stomach are uncommon tumors and because their rarity there is a lack of understanding of the best approach to their surgical treatment. This is a retrospective review of eleven patients surgically treated with a non-radical method. The median age was 70 years (range, 44 to 83 years) and the most common initial symptoms were abdominal pain (36%), abdominal mass (27%) and weight loss (18%). The most common site of tumor involvement was the middle stomach (63%) and posterior wall (36%) with a median size of 18 cm (range, 8 to 30 cm). Operations included wedge resection of the stomach (55%), subtotal gastrectomy (36%) and biopsy (9%). Neither lymphadenectomy nor extended gastrectomy with en bloc excision were carried out. Follow-up was complete in all patients and the median duration of follow-up was 41 months (range, 8 to 72 months). The overall 5-years survival was 72% and only two patients died because of their tumor. Our results suggest that non-radical surgery in gastric leiomyosarcoma is an appropriate method in the surgical management of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General A, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Acea Nebril
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez González
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arnal Monreal
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gómez Freijoso
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Leiomiosarcomas gástricos. Consideraciones para una cirugía no radical.