Open AccessLeiomyosarcoma of the stomach: A case report
Author(s) -
Wenzhe Kang,
Li-Yan Xue,
Yantao Tian
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i21.3575
Subject(s) - medicine , leiomyosarcoma , stomach , melena , vomiting , surgery , nausea , radiology
Leiomyosarcoma of the stomach is extremely rare, and only 13 cases have been reported in the literature. Before the advent of KIT immunohistochemistry, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) were misdiagnosed as leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas. Leiomyosarcoma rarely occurs in organs besides the uterus and is rarely located in the stomach.