Duodenal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting with Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Obstruction: A Case Report

Duodenal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting with Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Obstruction: A Case Report

Duodenal leiomyosarcoma is a rare condition with a poor prognosis. Early diagnosis of duodenal leiomyosarcoma is challenging because it presents with nonspecific symptoms and endoscopic biopsies usually do not enable a definitive diagnosis. Duodenal leiomyosarcomas are diagnosed on the basis of the...

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Main Authors: Seung Min Hong, Gwang Ha Kim, Dami Kim, Sojeong Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jin Publishing & Printing Co. 2020-02-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
duodenal obstruction
gastrointestinal hemorrhage
leiomyosarcoma
Online Access:http://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?uid=5547&vmd=Full&
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spelling doaj-1923ab23120440a1a0aed770d0ddc3cc2020-11-25T01:06:42ZengJin Publishing & Printing Co.The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology1598-99922233-68692020-02-01752949710.4166/kjg.2020.75.2.94Duodenal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting with Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Obstruction: A Case ReportSeung Min Hong0Gwang Ha Kim1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9721-5734Dami Kim2Sojeong Lee3Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, KoreaBiomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, KoreaDepartment of Pathology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, KoreaDuodenal leiomyosarcoma is a rare condition with a poor prognosis. Early diagnosis of duodenal leiomyosarcoma is challenging because it presents with nonspecific symptoms and endoscopic biopsies usually do not enable a definitive diagnosis. Duodenal leiomyosarcomas are diagnosed on the basis of the histopathological identification of a mesenchymal lesion composed of malignant tumor cells that on immunohistochemical examination is positive for smooth muscle actin and desmin. We report the case of a 38-year-old man who presented with gastrointestinal bleeding and obstruction who was diagnosed with duodenal leiomyosarcoma after surgical resection.http://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?uid=5547&vmd=Full&duodenal obstructiongastrointestinal hemorrhageleiomyosarcoma
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author Seung Min Hong
Gwang Ha Kim
Dami Kim
Sojeong Lee
spellingShingle Seung Min Hong
Gwang Ha Kim
Dami Kim
Sojeong Lee
Duodenal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting with Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Obstruction: A Case Report
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
duodenal obstruction
gastrointestinal hemorrhage
leiomyosarcoma
author_facet Seung Min Hong
Gwang Ha Kim
Dami Kim
Sojeong Lee
author_sort Seung Min Hong
title Duodenal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting with Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Obstruction: A Case Report
title_short Duodenal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting with Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Obstruction: A Case Report
title_full Duodenal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting with Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Obstruction: A Case Report
title_fullStr Duodenal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting with Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Obstruction: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Duodenal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting with Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Obstruction: A Case Report
title_sort duodenal leiomyosarcoma presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding and obstruction: a case report
publisher Jin Publishing & Printing Co.
series The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
issn 1598-9992
2233-6869
publishDate 2020-02-01
description Duodenal leiomyosarcoma is a rare condition with a poor prognosis. Early diagnosis of duodenal leiomyosarcoma is challenging because it presents with nonspecific symptoms and endoscopic biopsies usually do not enable a definitive diagnosis. Duodenal leiomyosarcomas are diagnosed on the basis of the histopathological identification of a mesenchymal lesion composed of malignant tumor cells that on immunohistochemical examination is positive for smooth muscle actin and desmin. We report the case of a 38-year-old man who presented with gastrointestinal bleeding and obstruction who was diagnosed with duodenal leiomyosarcoma after surgical resection.
topic duodenal obstruction
gastrointestinal hemorrhage
leiomyosarcoma
url http://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?uid=5547&vmd=Full&
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