[Leiomyosarcoma of the lip].
BACKGROUND
Superficial leiomyosarcomas are rare malignant tumors that may be subdivided into cutaneous and subcutaneous cases.


METHODS
A 58 year-old man was seen for a lower lip tumor that appeared 3 years earlier. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical examinations showed features of cutaneous leiomyosarcoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma may derive from the arrector pili, smooth muscle of sudoral glands or genital dartoic muscle. The subcutaneous form arises from smooth muscle wall of blood vessels. Superficial leiomyosarcomas occur frequently in the extensor surface of the lower extremities and involve the mucosal area in rare cases. Only five cases arising in the lips have been described. Lip cutaneous leiomyosarcoma may derive from ectopic sweat glands of the lips or from a hypodermic tumor that extends to the lip.
Baccouche
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Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital la Rabta de Tunis, Tunisie. dorabaccouche@lycos.com
El Euch
D
D
Haouet
S
S
Mokni
M
M
Cherif
F
F
Ouslati
F
F
Ben Osman Dhahri
A
A
D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged