title: Complete surgical resection of a 40-cm leiomyosarcoma of the large bowel mesentery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Leiomyosarcoma of the large bowel mesentery is a rare entity and characteristically behaves in an aggressive fashion. Surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment and offers both symptomatic and therapeutic benefit.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe the case of a 55-year-old woman who presented with weight loss, increasing abdominal girth and a large solid inhomogenous mass within the abdomen and pelvis demonstrated on a computed tomography (CT) scan. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy and extensive tumor debulking procedure with complete resection of her tumor. Final pathology revealed leiomyosarcoma of the large bowel mesentery. The patient has chosen not to receive adjuvant therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Leiomyosarcoma of the large bowel mesentery often presents as an advanced lesion making surgical resection a challenging and potentially morbid procedure. Although surgical resection may be faced with significant morbidity, maximum surgical effort with complete resection offers the best overall outcome for patients with this disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1176 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA. nimesh.nagarsheth@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nimesh P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Nagarsheth
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Nicastri
authors.forename: Massoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kashani
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fried
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed