title: Primary mesenchymal tumors of the colon: a report of three cases.
abstract: Primary mesenchymal tumors of the colon are extremely rare tumors among soft tissue sarcomas. These tumors are more aggressive and have poorer prognosis than adenocarcinoma of the colon. Here, we presented 3 cases of primary mesenchymal tumors of the colon. Their histopathological diagnoses are leiomyosarcoma, pleomorphic liposarcoma, and desmoplastic small round cell tumor, respectively. The rarity of primary mesenchymal tumors of the colon makes it difficult to approach the treatment and predict the prognosis of these rare tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey. arzu_yaren@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yaren
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Değirmencioğlu
authors.forename: Neşe
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Callı Demirkan
authors.forename: Atiye
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gökçen Demiray
authors.forename: Burcu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Taşköylü
authors.forename: Gamze Gököz
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Doğu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D058405:Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged