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Childhood Cutaneous Leiomyosarcoma
Author(s) -
BLAISE GÉRALDINE,
NIKKELS ARJEN F.,
QUATRESOOZ PASCALE,
HERMANNSLÊ T.,
PIÉRARD GÉRALD E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00961.x
Subject(s) - medicine , leiomyosarcoma , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , neoplasm , surgical excision , surgery , radiology , soft tissue , wide local excision , pathology
Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma is a soft tissue neoplasm exhibiting an aggressive local behavior and a potential for distant metastases. It is rare during childhood and diagnosis can be challenging both clinically and histologically. Surgical excision with wide lateral and deep margins is the treatment of choice, whereas radiotherapy and chemotherapy are contraindicated. Long‐term follow‐up is necessary as recurrences are not infrequent.