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Superficial cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the face: Report of three cases
Author(s) -
TORRES Tiago,
OLIVEIRA Ana,
SANCHES Madalena,
SELORES Manuela
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01105.x
Subject(s) - leiomyosarcoma , forehead , anatomy , pathology , subcutaneous tissue , smooth muscle , smooth muscle tumor , medicine , hair follicle , sex organ , biology , genetics , endocrinology
Leiomyosarcomas are rare malignant tumors of smooth muscles. Superficial leiomyosarcomas are classified into two subtypes depending on their location: cutaneous forms arise from the arrector pili muscles of hair follicles or dartos muscles of genital skin; subcutaneous forms arise from the smooth muscle lining of arterioles and veins in subcutaneous tissue. Superficial cutaneous leiomyosarcomas on the head are very rare. We report three cases of superficial cutaneous leiomyosarcoma, one localized on the face and two on the forehead.