title: Leiomyosarcoma of the maxilla with spinal metastasis: a case report.
abstract: Maxillary leiomyosarcoma is an uncommon tumor, and the occurrence of its metastasis to the spine is exceedingly rare. We report the case of a patient with maxillary leiomyosarcoma who developed a spinal metastasis 18 months following a total maxillectomy. Our patient represents only the third case of metastasis to the spine that has been reported in the literature, and the only reported case of metastasis to the iliac bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Rd., Karachi, 74800 Pakistan. mubasher.ikram@aku.edu
authors.forename: Mubasher
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikram
authors.forename: Imitnan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Daniyal
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Yassar Iftikhar
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents