Leiomyosarcoma of soft tissue and pulmonary metastasis, both with osteoclast-like giant cells.
A case is described of leiomyosarcoma with osteoclast-like giant cells in soft tissues which metastasised to the lung. The secondary tumour also contained abundant osteoclast-like giant cells, which raises the question of whether they were locally induced or whether they metastasised with the tumour.
Department of Histopathology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London.
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*