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Head Neck Pathol
January 2025
Department of medical oncology, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, 3029, Tunisia.
Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a malignant mesenchymal neoplasm showing smooth muscle differentiation. Primary LMS of the thyroid gland is quite rare, accounting for only 0.014% of cases.
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December 2024
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center, Kure, Japan.
Cellular schwannoma is a schwannoma subtype with histopathologic features resembling those of malignant tumors. We report a case of a cellular schwannoma arising at the resection margin of an anterior mediastinal leiomyosarcoma. An 88-year-old woman who had undergone resection of an anterior mediastinal leiomyosarcoma 2 years previously developed a mediastinal tumor at the resection margin, raising suspicion of leiomyosarcoma recurrence.
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January 2025
Cirugía General, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Cartagena.
The gastrointestinal leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumor of the colon that arises from the smooth muscle cells of the intestinal wall. It is a very aggressive tumor with a poor prognosis.
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February 2025
Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Leiomyoma with bizarre nuclei (LM-BN) is a rare variant of leiomyoma with a benign clinical course. In contrast, leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a high-grade, malignant neoplasm characterized by high recurrence rates and poor survival. While LM-BN and LMS show distinct morphologies, they share similar immunoprofiles and molecular alterations, with both considered 'genomically unstable'.
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November 2024
Department of Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada.
Inferior vena cava (IVC) leiomyosarcomas are rare smooth muscle neoplasms that account for 0.5% of adult soft tissue sarcomas. They present with nonspecific symptoms and have poor prognosis.
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