Open AccessCase of primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma successfully treated with laparoscopic right hepatectomy
Author(s) -
Sandro Vella,
Kelvin Cortis,
David Pisani,
James Pocock,
Luca Aldrighetti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-233567
Subject(s) - medicine , leiomyosarcoma , hepatectomy , epigastric pain , radiology , biopsy , surgery , laparoscopy , resection , vomiting
We describe the case of a 77-year-old woman, presenting with non-specific epigastric pain. Physical examination and subsequent imaging revealed the presence of a large mass in the right liver lobe. This was shown to be a leiomyosarcoma on biopsy histology. Further investigation confirmed this to be a primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma with no evidence of metastases. The patient underwent successful surgical resection. She is currently under imaging follow-up, with no evidence of disease recurrence.