Open AccessLEIOMYOSARCOMA MIMICKING AN ADRENAL GLAND TUMOR
Author(s) -
A Benazzouz,
Yassine Karmouch,
F. Hajji,
Rhendra Hardy Mohd Zaini,
O. Ghoundale
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/12841
Subject(s) - leiomyosarcoma , liposarcoma , medicine , adrenal gland , smooth muscle tumor , pathology , smooth muscle , sarcoma
Leiomyosarcoma is a malignant smooth muscle tumor. It is the second most common primary retroperitoneal tumor behind liposarcoma. The retroperitoneal léiomyosarcoma represents 11% of all retroperitoneal malignant tumors. The age of discovery is between 40 and 60 years.