Leiomyosarcoma of the gastric cardia: report of a case with unusual clinical manifestation.
In an uncommon presentation of gastric leiomyosarcoma, a rare malignancy of the stomach, a patient aged 63 years was admitted due to progressive exertional dyspnea. Plain film and computed tomography of the chest showed that this patient had a mediastinal neoplasm and the pulmonary function test revealed compromised pulmonary function. Operative findings revealed that this tumor arose in the esophageal-cardiac junction with mediastinal extension; the pathology report was leiomyosarcoma. The patient recovered well and the pulmonary embarrassement was relieved in the succeeding one-year period.
Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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D002299:Cardia; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology