title: A case of leiomyosarcoma of the penis.
abstract: A case of leiomyosarcoma of the penis is reported. A 27-year-old-man presented to our department with a mass at the root of the penis. Biopsy of the tumor showed that the tumor was leiomyosarcoma. The tumor was clinically and pathologically categorized into the deep type. Despite total penectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy, the patient died from disseminated disease 14 months after surgery. This is the 45th case of penile leiomyosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. nanri@kc.twmu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nanri
authors.forename: Tsunenori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D017211:Treatment Failure