title: Survival for 5 years after repeat liver resections and multimodality treatment for metastatic intestinal leiomyosarcoma: report of a case.
abstract: The liver is a common site of metastases from gastrointestinal or retroperitoneal leiomyosarcomas. Although repeat liver resections can prolong survival, to our knowledge, 5-year survival has never been achieved. We report the case of a woman who has survived for 5 years since her first liver resection, during which time five more resections have been performed, in combination with systemic chemotherapy and radiofrequency ablation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Patras School of Medicine, Rion, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tepetes
authors.forename: Athanassios C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Tsamandas
authors.forename: Panagiota
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ravazoula
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petsas
authors.forename: Dionissis S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bonikos
authors.forename: Dionissios D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Karavias
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation