Leiomiosarcoma of the Subcutaneous Tissue the Difficulties of Clinical Diagnosis: Description of a Case

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Alessandro Crisci Michela Crisci Raffaele D’Adamo

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Alessandro Crisci
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Salernitan Medical School”, University of Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italy

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Aims: Leiomyosarcomas are infrequent malignant tumors of smooth muscle, mainly derived from blood vessels or viscera. Superficial leiomyosarcomas are rare soft tissue sarcomas resulting from the dermis or subcutaneous tissue. They show a preference for proximal ends and tend to be slow-growing. They clearly show different histological and prognostic characteristics depending on whether they are cutaneous or subcutaneous. Case Report: We reported the case of subcutaneous leiomyosarcoma resulting in the medial subinguinal region of the right thigh in a 58-year-old female. Leiomyosarcoma is an entity whose clinical presentation may appear non-specific, making diagnosis difficult. We discussed the case with a brief review of the literature and the difficulties of a first approach clinical diagnosis. Conclusion: In conclusion, a long period of patient follow-up is recommended to capture a subsequent malignant progression of the disease.

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Received: Tue 07, Apr 2020
Accepted: Wed 22, Apr 2020
Published: Wed 29, Apr 2020

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© 2023 Alessandro Crisci. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.JSCR.2020.02.06