Leiomyosarcoma of the colon: unresolved issues of a rare but highly aggressive malignancy.

Am Surg

Department of Visceral, Transplant, and Thoracic Surgery, Center of Operative Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichtstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.

Published: April 2011

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