title: Primary leiomyosarcoma of bone: report of 4 cases.
abstract: Primary leiomyosarcoma of bone is a very rare tumor. Four cases are reported: 3 tumors were located in the femur and 1 in the talus. Clinical and imaging findings including radiographs, CT, and MRI are described. The final diagnosis was made by histopathological, immunohistochemical, and/or ultrastructural study after biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, Institut MT Kassab, Ksar Said, Tunis-Tunisia. bouaziz_mouna@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Mouna Chelli
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bouaziz
authors.forename: Skander
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaabane
authors.forename: Karima
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mrad
authors.forename: Seddik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oueslati
authors.forename: Anis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bellassoued
authors.forename: Mohamed F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ladeb
authors.forename: Khaled Ben
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Rhomdhane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012086:Reoperation; D013628:Talus / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor