title: Diagnostic imaging of primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma: a case report.
abstract: Primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma is a very rare tumour only eighteen cases having been reported in the literature. A new case of this tumour is reported here, in which a complete diagnostic imaging work-up was performed, leading to the pathologic diagnosis, obtained with ultrasonically-guided coarse needle biopsy. Transarterial chemoembolisation, a new therapeutic option for this disease, was attempted without success.
authors.affiliation: I Divisione di Medicina Generale, Ospedale Civile, Piacenza, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Civardi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cavanna
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iovine
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Buscarini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vallisa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Buscarini
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged