title: Clitoris metastasis from a retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma: A case report.
abstract: Leiomyosarcoma is a rare form of cancer commonly found in the retroperitoneum, uterus, stomach, small intestine and vascular tissue. Surgery with a wide margin of resection is the most effective treatment. Nevertheless, metastasis is common and generally occurs within the first 3 years. The liver and lungs are the most common sites of metastasis in leiomyosarcoma. Other sites of metastasis include bone, spleen, soft tissues and brain. Metastatic tumours of the clitoris are extremely rare. As cited in the literature, the most common cancers that metastasize to the clitoris are breast, bladder, renal and gastric. Here, we report a case of a clitoral mass in a 64-year-old woman who received an operation for retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma 4 years prior. Mass resection was performed. The pathological diagnosis was a leiomyosarcoma metastasis. The patient also presented with brain and lung metastases at the time of the clitoral metastasis. This is the first case of clitoral and brain metastases originating from a retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma.
authors: Suna Cokmert, Lutfiye Demir, Murat Akyol, Ibrahim Vedat Bayoglu, Alper Can, Department of Medical Oncology, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 35170 Izmir, Turkey.
authors: Suna
authors: S
authors: Cokmert
authors: Suna Cokmert, Lutfiye Demir, Murat Akyol, Ibrahim Vedat Bayoglu, Alper Can, Department of Medical Oncology, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 35170 Izmir, Turkey.
authors: Lutfiye
authors: L
authors: Demir
authors: Suna Cokmert, Lutfiye Demir, Murat Akyol, Ibrahim Vedat Bayoglu, Alper Can, Department of Medical Oncology, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 35170 Izmir, Turkey.
authors: Murat
authors: M
authors: Akyol
authors: Suna Cokmert, Lutfiye Demir, Murat Akyol, Ibrahim Vedat Bayoglu, Alper Can, Department of Medical Oncology, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 35170 Izmir, Turkey.
authors: Ibrahim Vedat
authors: IV
authors: Bayoglu
authors: Suna Cokmert, Lutfiye Demir, Murat Akyol, Ibrahim Vedat Bayoglu, Alper Can, Department of Medical Oncology, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 35170 Izmir, Turkey.
authors: Alper
authors: A
authors: Can
authors: Suna Cokmert, Lutfiye Demir, Murat Akyol, Ibrahim Vedat Bayoglu, Alper Can, Department of Medical Oncology, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 35170 Izmir, Turkey.
authors: Ilkay Tugba
authors: IT
authors: Unek
authors: Suna Cokmert, Lutfiye Demir, Murat Akyol, Ibrahim Vedat Bayoglu, Alper Can, Department of Medical Oncology, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 35170 Izmir, Turkey.
authors: Filiz Aka
authors: FA
authors: Bolat
keywords: Brain; Clitoris; Leiomyosarcoma; Lung; Metastasis