Case report: a long-term survivor of jejunal leiomyosarcoma with liver metastasis: effective transcathetel arterial embolization for hepatic metastatic foci.
We report a case of jejunal leiomyosarcoma with liver metastases in a 52-year-old Japanese male. An echogram demonstrated multiple cystic liver masses in April 1991. The diagnosis of metastatic leiomyosarcoma was made on the basis of characteristic hepatic angiography images and liver biopsy findings. The jejunal leiomyosarcoma was resected and unresectable liver metastatic foci were treated repeatedly with transcathetel arterial embolization. Transcathetel arterial embolization was considered to be effective in this case as the patient survived 4 years and 9 months after the first treatment.
Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Nabeshima, Japan. hara@post.saga-med.ac.jp
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D002404:Catheterization; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017741:Survivors