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[Leiomyosarcoma of the duodenum]
R Mandarano1, P Sereni, A Ciccone
1UO Chirurgia Generale, USL n. 22, Valtiberina-Sansepolcro, Arezzo.
Minerva Chirurgica
|August 1, 1991
Abstract:
The paper reports the case of a patient with leiomyosarcoma of the duodenum who underwent radical duodenocephalopancreatectomy and survived for 22 months after the operation. Following a review of the international literature on the topic, the diagnostic procedures and prognostic criteria of this uncommon tumour are discussed. In conclusion, leiomyosarcoma always presents considerable problems of diagnosis even with the aid of biopsy and only surgery can lead to recovery in a limited number of cases.