Rectal leiomyosarcoma, three-year follow-up

Rectal leiomyosarcoma, three-year follow-up

Rectal leiomyosarcomas are rare tumors originated from smooth muscle cells. Differential diagnosis includes gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), leiomyomas or schwannomas, and the differentiation of these tumors is usually made through immunohistochemistry. Due to its rarity, the standard treatme...

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Main Authors: Juliano Alves Figueiredo, André Felipe Zuccolo Barragat de Andrade, Bruno Gustavo Muzzi Carvalho e Carneiro, Flávio Silva Nogueira, Greiciane Parreiras Lage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2012-03-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Subjects:
leiomiossarcoma
neoplasias retais
imunohistoquímica
leiomyosarcoma
rectal neoplasms
immunohistochemistry
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