[Huge retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma: a case report].
This is a case report of retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma in a 61-year-old woman. She presented with a chief complaint of back pain. Computed tomography showed a left huge retroperitoneal tumor. The tumor was removed with left nephrectomy and left hemi-colectomy. Histological examination demonstrated leiomyosarcoma 26 x 20 x 16 cm in diameter and, 3.84 kg in weight. She died of local recurrence causing ileus 2 months after the surgery. Fifty-four cases of retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma including the present case in the Japanese literature are reviewed.
Hashimoto
Takahiko
T
Department of Urology, Hyogo College of Medicine.
Yamamoto
Shingo
S
Togo
Yoshikazu
Y
Ueda
Yasuo
Y
Higuchi
Yoshihide
Y
Maruyama
Takuo
T
Kondoh
Nobuyuki
N
Nojima
Michio
M
Mori
Yoshinori
Y
Shincho
Mayumi
M
Hao
Hiroyuki
H
Hirota
Seiichi
S
Shima
Hiroki
H
D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*