Late liver metastases of small bowel leiomyoma. The difficulty in assessing malignancy in gastro-intestinal smooth muscle tumours.
Two cases of small bowel tumour, resected and considered as benign leiomyomas, are reported. Both developed late hepatic metastases, 6 and 8 years after surgery respectively, diagnosed as leiomyosarcoma. Emphasizing the difficulties in assessing malignancy of these tumours and considering local and far dissemination, a long-term follow-up is recommended after surgical resection.
Department of Digestive Surgery, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
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Salari
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Peny
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Van de Stadt
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Donckier
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Zalcman
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Gelin
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged