[Amalgam deposit in a gastric leiomyosarcoma. Case report of an unusual amalgam constellation].
We report an a 57-year-old man with gastric leiomyosarcoma containing depositions of amalgam that possibly originate from a swallowed filling. The significance of this finding remains unclear. This case does not permit any conclusions as to whether this is a coincidence or not. The worldwide use of amalgam without an increase of oral sarcomas/leiomyosarcomas speaks against the supposition that amalgam induces sarcomas.
Littke
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Chirurgische Abteilung, Malteser-Krankenhaus St. Josef, Hamm.
Schnabel
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Steiger
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D003723:Dental Amalgam; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
D003723:Dental Amalgam
Amalgamdepositionen in einem gastralen Leiomyosarkom. Fallbeschreibung einer ungewöhnlichen Amalgamkonstellation.