title: [Leiomyosarcoma of the gingiva. Apropos of a case. Review of the literature].
abstract: Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) accounts for 7% of all smooth tissue sarcomas. The rarity of smooth muscle cells in the oral cavity makes LMS a rare tumor in this localization. We report a case of gingival LMS in a 43-year-old woman. We reviewed 23 cases of LMS or the oral cavity report in the literature since 1980. Age of occurrence varied from 2.5 to 63 years with a predominance in the 20 to 30 years age range. In two-thirds of the cases, the first symptom was the development of a painful mass. In half the mass developed in the maxilla and in one-quarter it occurred in the gingival mucosa alone. In nearly all cases treatment was wide excision resection. Surgery with chemotherapy and radiotherapy is reserved for high-grade or recurrent leiomyosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Stomatologie, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Boulogne.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Moussaoui
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ménard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
vernacular_title: Léiomyosarcome de la gencive. A propos d'un cas. Revue de la littérature.