title: Primary leiomyosarcoma of femur.
abstract: Primary leiomyosarcoma of the bone is exceedingly rare. In this case, we describe a middle-aged female with a primary leiomyosarcoma of the distal femur. The patient was treated by hip disarticulation. The patient continues to be disease-free at one-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Nishit
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhatnagar
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Purushotham
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lingaiah
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Anurag
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: Director, Professor & Head, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dhal
keywords: Bone; Disarticulation; Femur; Leiomyosarcoma; Primary