title: Primary pulmonary leiomyosarcoma: A case report.
abstract: Primary pulmonary leiomyosarcoma (PPL) is an extremely rare malignant tumor. It has been revealed that PPL may originate from the smooth muscle of the pulmonary parenchyma, pulmonary arteries and bronchi. Patients with PPL may be asymptomatic or present with symptoms similar to those observed in other primary lung tumors. The present study reports the case of a 48-year-old man who presented with a lung mass and underwent a right upper-middle lobe bronchoscope tumor resection. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with PPL. Following the bronchoscopic tumor resection, chemotherapy was administered to the patient; however, the patient succumbed to the disease after the second cycle of chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated with Wenzhou Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaona
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yanfan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Lizhen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: Division of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Botao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Liangxing
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaoying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
keywords: chemotherapy; primary pulmonary leiomyosarcoma