title: Report of a radiation-induced leiomyosarcoma arising from the posterior neck.
abstract: Radiation-induced leiomyosarcoma of the head and neck region has been very seldom described. Herein, we report a 48-year-old male patient who developed leiomyosarcoma in his posterior neck region, which was previously radiated due to a cerebellar astrocytoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey. agirhakan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Agir
authors.forename: Cenk
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Bahar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muezzinoglu
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Isl
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery