title: Jejunal leiomyosarcoma presenting as chronic intra-abdominal abscess.
abstract: We report a 35-year-old man with jejunal leiomyosarcoma who presented with chronic intra-abdominal abscess. He underwent drainage of the abscess initially but was re-explored four months later when a mass developed. Total excision of the tumor was done.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore. sankar_31@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sankar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ponnusamy
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007813:Laparotomy; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed