Abstract
Leiomyosarcoma is a mesodermal malignant neoplasm affecting the small intestine. Usually,
the clinical signs are not specific and most commonly related to intestinal bleeding
or obstruction. We report the case of a 71-year-old woman presenting anemia and melena:
there was no evidence of abdominal palpable mass and endoscopic examinations were
negative for pathologic findings. We performed sonography and CT-enterclysis. We detected
a small jejunal mass presenting a heterogeneous density and echogenicity pattern,
with some large peripheral calcifications. Histologic examination after surgery revealed
the lesion to be a small bowel leiomyosarcoma.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
July 10,
2002
Received:
May 30,
2002
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© 2003 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
