title: Primary cutaneous leiomyosarcoma: A rare malignant neoplasm.
abstract: Primary cutaneous leiomyosarcoma (PCL) is an exceedingly uncommon malignant superficial soft tissue sarcoma with a predilection for middle-aged to elderly male. Morphologic differential diagnosis includes a host of other malignant spindle cell neoplasms, thereby necessitating the use of a panel of immunohistochemical markers to arrive at a definitive diagnosis. We report a case of PCL arising in the right leg of a 70-year-old male.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Akshay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bali
authors.forename: Ranjit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kangle
authors.forename: Maitrayee
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Bhagyashree
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hungund
keywords: Caldesmon; cutaneous; leiomyosarcoma