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Gastric and extragastric leiomyoblastomas. Clinicopathologic study of 44 cases
Author(s) -
Lavin Pedro,
Hajdu Steven I.,
Foote Frank W.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197202)29:2<305::aid-cncr2820290206>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - medicine , stomach , leiomyosarcoma , disease , cancer , radiology , pathology , gastroenterology , surgery
Forty‐four cases of leiomyoblastomas are presented and their clinicopathologic characteristics discussed. Most of the tumors were located in the stomach (26 cases). Biologic behavior correlated with the duration of symptoms, anatomic location, and the size of the tumor. Prognosis cannot be predicted with certainty on the basis of histologic characteristics. Thirty‐eight per cent of the gastric and 55% of the extragastric tumors proved fatal. Treatment of choice depends on location and extent of disease but, in general, ought to be similar to that of leiomyosarcoma.