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Mediastinal Leiomyosarcoma

Known as: Leiomyosarcoma of Mediastinum, Leiomyosarcoma of the Mediastinum 
An aggressive malignant smooth muscle neoplasm, arising from the mediastinum. It is characterized by a proliferation of neoplastic spindle cells.
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2019
2019
Primary leiomyosarcomas of the lung are tumors. We report a case of 49-year old female with history of cough, breathless at rest… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Primary mediastinal leiomyosarcoma is an extremely rare neoplasm that arises from smooth muscle, usually in the esophagus or main… 
2009
2009
Primary leiomyosarcoma of the mediastinum is an extremely rare tumor that develops either in the mesenchymal cells of the… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
A 44-year-old woman complaining of thoracic back pain was found to have a large mediastinal leiomyosarcoma. This was completely… 
1983
1983
Leiomyosarcomas of the mediastinum are rare tumours, with only four cases reported in the literature. In the absence of any…