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- Title
A bulky single mass of the liver that revealed a primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma.
- Authors
El Mesbahi, O.; Benhadji, K.; Paradis, V.; Belghiti, J.; Misset, J.-L.; Raymond, E.
- Abstract
Primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma is a very rare disease, with only few cases reported in the literature. Here in, we present a case of primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma in woman age 56, revealed by abdominal pain and hepatomegaly. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a large mass in the right hepatic lobe associated with lung metastasis. Fine needle hepatic biopsy showed a leiomyosarcoma. Right hepatectomy was performed followed by six cycles of systemic chemotherapy (doxorubicin + ifosfamide). This combined treatment may be the optimum management of this disease. This patient experienced eighteen months of survival despite a very bulky tumor.
- Subjects
TUMORS; DISEASES in women; ABDOMINAL pain; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG therapy
- Publication
Oncologie (Tech Science Press), 2006, Vol 8, Issue 10, p927
- ISSN
1292-3818
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10269-006-0516-x