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Colorectal Leiomyosarcoma

MedGen UID:
474465
•Concept ID:
C3272832
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

An aggressive malignant smooth muscle neoplasm that arises from the colon or rectum. It is characterized by a proliferation of neoplastic spindle cells. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVColorectal Leiomyosarcoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Gastrointestinal (GI) leiomyosarcoma (LMS) case series and review on diagnosis, management, and prognosis.
Hilal L, Barada K, Mukherji D, Temraz S, Shamseddine A
Med Oncol 2016 Feb;33(2):20. Epub 2016 Jan 20 doi: 10.1007/s12032-016-0730-3. PMID: 26786155
Genealogical tree study as screening method in the Lynch syndrome prior to genetic test.
Delgado-Plasencia L, Medina-Arana V, Barrios Del Pino Y, Fernández-Peralta A, González-Aguilera JJ
Am J Clin Oncol 2010 Aug;33(4):376-80. doi: 10.1097/COC.0b013e3181b0452f. PMID: 20010080
Management of less common tumors of the colon, rectum, and anus.
Cuffy M, Abir F, Longo WE
Clin Colorectal Cancer 2006 Jan;5(5):327-37. doi: 10.3816/CCC.2006.n.002. PMID: 16512991

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Colorectal leiomyosarcomas: a pathobiologic study with long-term follow-up.
Friesen R, Moyana TN, Murray RB, Murphy F, Inglis FG
Can J Surg 1992 Oct;35(5):505-8. PMID: 1393865

Diagnosis

Colorectal leiomyosarcomas: a pathobiologic study with long-term follow-up.
Friesen R, Moyana TN, Murray RB, Murphy F, Inglis FG
Can J Surg 1992 Oct;35(5):505-8. PMID: 1393865

Prognosis

Colorectal leiomyosarcomas: a pathobiologic study with long-term follow-up.
Friesen R, Moyana TN, Murray RB, Murphy F, Inglis FG
Can J Surg 1992 Oct;35(5):505-8. PMID: 1393865

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