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Giant Appendiceal Leiomyosarcoma: A Rare and Unusual Tumour
Author(s) -
Christine Natalia,
Cherry Koh,
Peter J. Lee
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
case reports in surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6900
pISSN - 2090-6919
DOI - 10.1155/2011/384762
Subject(s) - appendix , leiomyosarcoma , medicine , carcinoid tumour , radiology , pathology , biology , paleontology
Appendiceal tumours are uncommon but may be present in 0.9–1.4% of all appendicectomy specimens. While carcinoid tumours and adenocarcinomas comprise the majority of appendiceal tumours, rarely, lymphomas or sarcomas may also present in the appendix. Appendiceal leiomyosarcomas are rare, and to date, only a handful of cases have been reported. The current paper presents a case of giant appendiceal leiomyosarcoma followed by a review of the literature.

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