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Leiomyosarcoma
Leiomyosarcoma
Classification & external resources
| ICD-10 |
C49..M48 |
| ICD-O: |
M8890/3 |
| DiseasesDB |
34362 |
| MeSH |
D007890 |
Leiomyosarcoma is a type of sarcoma which is a neoplasm of smooth muscle. (When benign, it is called a leiomyoma.)
Smooth muscle cells make up the involuntary muscles, which are found in most parts of the body: in uterus, stomach and intestines, walls of all blood vessels, and skin.
It is most commonly found in the stomach, small intestine and retroperitoneum.[1]
Leiomyosarcoma is a very rare cancer. It makes up 7% of soft tissue sarcomas.
See also
References
- ^ Piovanello P, Viola V, Costa G, et al (2007). "Locally advanced leiomyosarcoma of the spleen. A case report and review of the literature". World J Surg Oncol 5 (1): 135. doi:10.1186/1477-7819-5-135. PMID 18045454.
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