title: Primary adrenal leiomyosarcoma: a case report and literature review.
abstract: The case presented here illustrates a 75 year old female patient who underwent surgical resection of a right adrenal mass of uncertain nature. The final histological diagnosis was consistent with leiomyosarcoma arising from the adrenal anatomic site.PRIMARY LEIOMYOSARCOMA OF THE ADRENAL GLAND IS A VERY RARE MALIGNANT MESENCHYMAL NEOPLASM: to our knowledge, this is only the twelfth case reported in literature.We describe the clinical course and a brief review of clinical and histological features, biologic behaviour, diagnostic approaches and therapeutic strategies.
authors: Medical Oncology Unit, "Villa Scassi" Hospital, Genova, Italy.
authors: Mencoboni
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Bergaglio
authors: B
authors: M
authors: Truini
authors: T
authors: M
authors: Varaldo
authors: V
authors: M