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Colon Leiomyosarcoma

Known as: Colonic Leiomyosarcoma, Leiomyosarcoma of Colon, Leiomyosarcoma of the Colon 
An aggressive malignant smooth muscle neoplasm that arises from the colon. It is characterized by a proliferation of neoplastic spindle cells.
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Colon structure (body structure)Colorectal RegionConnective Tissue CellsConnective and Soft Tissue

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2016
2016
Case Report: Collision Tumour of Colon Leiomyosarcoma and Adenocarcinoma.
The colon is an exceedingly rare site of primary leiomyosarcoma and only a few cases have been published to date. Of the reported… 
2011
2011
Colocolonic intussusception secondary to high grade colonic leiomysarcoma.
We report the case of 69-year old woman, otherwise healthy, who presented at our emergency department with a 5-day history of… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Infantile intestinal leiomyosarcoma is prognostically favorable despite histologic aggressiveness: case report and literature review.
Review
1999
Review
1999
Leiomyosarcoma of the Colon: A Second Malignant Neoplasm after Treatment for a Wilms’ Tumor
Leiomyosarcoma of the colon is a rare malignancy. We report the case of a 33-year-old woman with a leiomyosarcoma of the colon… 
1997
1997
Ultrastructure of hepatic metastases from a colon leiomyosarcoma.
The electron microscopic examination of biopsies from liver metastases of a colon leiomyosarcoma showed the existence of… 
1990
1990
Diffuse leiomyosarcomatosis of the colon
Smooth muscle cell tumors of the large bowel excluding the rectum are extremely rare. The case of a 30‐year‐old patient, who had… 
1984
1984
An unusual case of colonic leiomyosarcoma presenting with fever
SummaryLeiomyosarcoma of the large intestine, excluding the rectum, is a rare lesion and only 58 cases have been previously… 
Review
1975
Review
1975
Leiomyosarcoma of the colon: Report of a case and analysis of the relationship of histology to prognosis
SummaryA case of primary leiomyosarcoma of the colon in a patient without gastrointestinal symptomatology who initially… 
Review
1968
Review
1968
Leiomyosarcoma of the colon—A revised prognosis
SummaryExtrarectal leiomyosarcoma of the colon is a pathologic rarity. An unduly optimistic prognosis has been reported. Our… 
1965
1965
LEIOMYOSARCOMA OF THE COLON.
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