Dermal leiomyosarcoma.
Leiomyosarcoma of the skin is a rare tumor that cannot be diagnosed clinically because its gross appearance is nonspecific. The primary skin tumor usually appears as a solitary nodule. It may arise de novo in the dermis or in the subcutaneous tissue, or as a metastatic lesion from an internal neoplasm. Dermal leiomyosarcomas rarely metastasize, unlike the subcutaneous tumors. We describe a case of the dermal type of leiomyosarcoma.
Dermatology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, 07103, USA.
Julianne H
JH
Kuflik
Robert A
RA
Schwartz
Jerry
J
Rothenberg
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013848:Thigh / Q000473:pathology