Leiomyosarcoma of the cecum in pediatric age: a case report and review of Italian reports.
The authors report a case of leiomyosarcoma of the cecum and review all the Italian reports of mesenchymal neoplasms registered in the RMS-Italy register. They emphasize the extreme rarity of intestinal leiomyosarcoma, especially with colon involvement: their case appears to be the only one registered in Italy in the last 12 years.
Caffarena
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Pediatric Surgery, University of Genova, G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Italy.
Martinelli
M
M
Fratino
G
G
Michelazzi
A
A
Tumolo
M
M
Carli
M
M
Fabbretti
G
G
Bisio
G
G
D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002432:Cecum / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003082:Colectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008938:Mitosis / Q000502:physiology; D012086:Reoperation