Primary cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the flank: Case report and review
Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma is a rare soft tissue sarcoma. We present a case of a 50-year-old man, with a rare location in the flank. Clinical presentation showed an ulcerative lesion. Imaging features were evocative of malignancy. Surgical excision was performed, involving oblique muscles. The diagnos...
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doaj-ebdf63b9af6d49528834faec05aebd892020-11-25T01:31:51ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery2352-24102015-01-01191515410.1016/j.jdds.2014.04.001Primary cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the flank: Case report and reviewJ. Ben Hassouna0F. Saadallah1B. Mezghani2M. Ali Ayedi3L. Charfi4L. Achouri5T. Dhieb6K. Rahal7Department of Oncologic Surgery, Salah Azaïz Institute, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Oncologic Surgery, Salah Azaïz Institute, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Oncologic Surgery, Salah Azaïz Institute, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Oncologic Surgery, Salah Azaïz Institute, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Pathology, Salah Azaïz Institute, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Oncologic Surgery, Salah Azaïz Institute, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Oncologic Surgery, Salah Azaïz Institute, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Oncologic Surgery, Salah Azaïz Institute, Tunis, TunisiaCutaneous leiomyosarcoma is a rare soft tissue sarcoma. We present a case of a 50-year-old man, with a rare location in the flank. Clinical presentation showed an ulcerative lesion. Imaging features were evocative of malignancy. Surgical excision was performed, involving oblique muscles. The diagnosis of low-grade leiomyosarcoma with free margins was made. No adjuvant therapy was indicated. Clinical and radiological follow-up of the patient during two years did not reveal recurrences. Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the flank is extremely rare and takes part in a group of infrequent and unknown tumors. Clinical presentation is unspecific and histological evidence is mandatory for diagnosis. Tumor extension in depth constitutes the major determinant factor for therapeutic management and prognosis. Wide surgical resection is crucial to minimize recurrence risk especially when poor prognostic factors take place.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352241014000115Smooth muscleLeiomyosarcomaCutaneousFlankSurgical excision |
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J. Ben Hassouna F. Saadallah B. Mezghani M. Ali Ayedi L. Charfi L. Achouri T. Dhieb K. Rahal Primary cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the flank: Case report and review Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Smooth muscle Leiomyosarcoma Cutaneous Flank Surgical excision |
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J. Ben Hassouna F. Saadallah B. Mezghani M. Ali Ayedi L. Charfi L. Achouri T. Dhieb K. Rahal |
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Primary cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the flank: Case report and review |
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Primary cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the flank: Case report and review |
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Primary cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the flank: Case report and review |
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Primary cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the flank: Case report and review |
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Primary cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the flank: Case report and review |
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primary cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the flank: case report and review |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery |
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2352-2410 |
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2015-01-01 |
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Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma is a rare soft tissue sarcoma. We present a case of a 50-year-old man, with a rare location in the flank. Clinical presentation showed an ulcerative lesion. Imaging features were evocative of malignancy. Surgical excision was performed, involving oblique muscles. The diagnosis of low-grade leiomyosarcoma with free margins was made. No adjuvant therapy was indicated. Clinical and radiological follow-up of the patient during two years did not reveal recurrences. Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the flank is extremely rare and takes part in a group of infrequent and unknown tumors. Clinical presentation is unspecific and histological evidence is mandatory for diagnosis. Tumor extension in depth constitutes the major determinant factor for therapeutic management and prognosis. Wide surgical resection is crucial to minimize recurrence risk especially when poor prognostic factors take place. |
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Smooth muscle Leiomyosarcoma Cutaneous Flank Surgical excision |
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