Pancreatic leiomyosarcoma in a middle-aged lady.
Leiomyosarcoma is an uncommon malignant tumour of the pancreas. Many retroperitoneal leiomyosarcomas grow silently and are extremely large when diagnosed. We report a 45 year old lady who presented with abdominal lump and haemoptysis. Ultrasound guided biopsy of the mass revealed a pancreatic leiomyosarcoma. The patient had lung metastasis and received chemotherapy. She is alive with disease at last followup.
Chawla
S
S
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Gairola
M
M
Nachiappan
P L
PL
Deshpande
A
A
Rathi
A K
AK
Rath
G K
GK
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology