Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for leiomyosarcoma of the stomach: a case report with a review of the literature

Abstract Background Leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumor that could originate from the gastrointestinal tract, uterus, kidney, retroperitoneum, and the soft tissues of the extremities. It accounts for only 1% of all gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors and primary leiomyosarcoma of the stomach is extremely...

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Main Authors: Toru Takagi, Shin Saito, Shinichiro Yokota, Yuki Kaneko, Kazuya Takahashi, Rihito Kanamaru, Kentaro Kurashina, Yoshinori Hosoya, Joji Kitayama, Hirotoshi Kawata, Hiroyuki Osawa, Naohiro Sata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01218-3