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Rare Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Smooth Muscle Tumor in a Patient with AIDS: A Case Report
Manoj P Reddy1, William P Mosenthal1, Cody S Lee2
1Orthopaedic Surgery Department, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Case:
A 34-year-old man with poorly controlled acquired immune deficiency syndrome underwent excision of a left arm mass. The histopathologic workup identified the features of an Epstein-Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumor (EBV-SMT). The patient was readmitted 5 months later for vomiting and found to have liver metastases that were confirmed to be EBV-SMT. Six months after discharge, there was no recurrence of the arm mass or increase in the size of the liver metastases.
Conclusion:
Most commonly found in immunocompromised patients, EBV-SMTs are rare tumors that can be mistaken for a leiomyosarcoma.
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