leiomyosarcoma

Examples

• All

• The primary treatment of a leiomyosarcoma is a wide surgical excision with an emphasis on negative margins.

  Academic text (2001)

• The final pathologic diagnosis was a cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the nodular type and of an intermediate grade.

  Academic text (2001)

• In cutaneous leiomyosarcoma, the local recurrence rate appears to be about 40%.

  Academic text (2001)

• Leiomyosarcomas of the skin account for only a small percentage of leiomyosarcomas as a whole.

  Academic text (2001)

• In this article, we describe a case of cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the face that metastasized to the lung.

  Academic text (2001)

• Although it is generally regarded as a deep soft tissue tumor, leiomyosarcoma also occurs in the skin and subcutaneous tissues.

  Academic text (2001)

• The diagnosis of superficial leiomyosarcoma is often delayed or missed clinically because of its infrequency.

  Academic text (2001)

• Histologically, leiomyosarcomas are distinguished by the fact that they mimic the appearance of smooth muscle.

  Academic text (2001)

• Most superficial leiomyosarcomas occur as solitary nodules, and the presence of multiple leiomyosarcomas should raise suspicion of systemic metastasis.

  Academic text (2001)

• Histologically, Kaddu et al. found that nodular leiomyosarcomas were characterized by high cellularity, prominent necrosis, and atypia.

  Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

S

sarcoma

vsleiomyosarcoma

• Specialized

10 9.2

A type of cancer that starts in bone, muscle, or fat tissue

is narrower referring specifically to tumors of smooth muscle not all connective tissues

M

myosarcoma

vsleiomyosarcoma

• Specialized

9.9

A cancer that starts in muscle tissue

is more specific arising from smooth muscle in certain body organs

Antonyms

L

leiomyoma

• Specialized

1 9.9

A noncancerous growth made of muscle, often in the womb or intestines

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology