Leiomyosarcoma of the popliteal artery: case report and review of the literature |
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Authors: | Caldarelli G F Barellini L Faviana P Guerra M |
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Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, University School of Medicine, Pisa, Italy. |
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Abstract: | Vascular leiomyosarcomas are rare tumors, and only 21 have been described as developing in the systemic arteries. We present a case, the sixth in the literature, of a leiomyosarcoma originating in the popliteal artery of a 67-year-old woman treated with en bloc excision of the neoplasia and the artery followed by a popliteal tibioperoneal trunk bypass. The patient then was underwent adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy. After 31 months of follow-up, the patient has mild claudication but does not have either recurrence or metastasis. |
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