Primary leiomyosarcoma of the ureter
1Department of Urology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Asian Journal of Surgery
|November 18, 2008
Abstract:
Leiomyosarcoma is a rarely seen neoplasm of the ureter, with less than 20 cases being reported in the literature to date. It is important to distinguish leiomyosarcoma from rhabdomyosarcoma, with the aid of immunohistochemical markers. We report the clinical features, histology, imaging and treatment of ureteral leiomyosarcoma in a female patient.
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