title: Laparoscopic resection of small bowel sarcoma.
abstract: A 45-year-old female who presented with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and anemia was found to have an 8 × 5 × 5 cm ileal tumor on CT imaging. Laparoscopic evaluation and small bowel resection was performed with clear margins with a diagnosis of low-grade leiomyosarcoma. Small intestine leiomyosarcoma is very rare, and there are no prior reports of laparoscopic resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport and Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Hamm
authors.forename: Shubnum I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Chaudhery
authors.forename: Roger H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed