Thoracic paravertebral leiomyosarcoma: rare but it does occur.
METHODS
Marginal resection of a paraspinal tumor in the thoracic vertebra was performed.


OBJECTIVE
To document a very rare pathology for a paraspinal tumor.


BACKGROUND
Primary leiomyosarcoma of the spine or paravertebral space is extremely rare. A case of a patient who was operated on for a mass in the spinal canal and whose pathology was reported to be leiomyosarcoma is presented.


METHODS
Marginal resection of the paravertebral mass was performed.


RESULTS
The pathology of the tumor was reported as leiomyosarcoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Leiomyosarcomas may develop at any site where smooth muscle cells are present. However, primary leiomyosarcoma of the spine or paravertebral space is extremely rare. Leiomyosarcoma, although rare, should be kept in mind as one of the possible diagnoses when a patient with a paraspinal tumor is presented.
Aksoy
Duygu Yazgan
DY
Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Altundag
M Kadri
MK
Durusu
Mine
M
Abali
Huseyin
H
Onder
Sevgen
S
Turker
Alev
A
Aksoy
M Cemalettin
MC
Palaoglu
Selçuk
S
D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis; D000368:Aged; D003893:Desmin / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000737:chemistry; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
D000199:Actins; D003893:Desmin