Leiomyosarcoma of Pancreas: A Rare Malignancy

  • Hamid Nasrollahi Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
  • Shapour Omidvari
  • Maral Mokhtari
  • Seyed Hassan Hamedi
  • Mansour Ansari
  • Mohammad Mohammadian Panah
  • Niloofar Ahmadloo
  • Ahmad Mosalaei
Keywords: Sarcoma Pancreas Treatment

Abstract

Introduction:

Pancreatic leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumor and its clinical course and treatment is not well described.

Case Presentation:

This paper reports on a 57-year-old male, who presented epigastric pain and had a 12-cm pancreatic tail leiomyosarcoma. He received adjuvant radiotherapy after complete tumor resection. He developed local recurrence 11 months later and received no further treatment. He died after 3 months.

Conclusions:

The literature search revealed that pancreatic leiomyosarcoma has a variable clinical course and behavior.

Published
2016-03-31
How to Cite
Nasrollahi, H., Omidvari, S., Mokhtari, M., Hamedi, S. H., Ansari, M., Mohammadian Panah, M., Ahmadloo, N., & Mosalaei, A. (2016). Leiomyosarcoma of Pancreas: A Rare Malignancy. Reports of Radiotherapy and Oncology, 3(1), 1-3. Retrieved from http://waocp.com/journal/index.php/Reports-of-Radiotherapy-and-Onco/article/view/2334
Issue
Vol 3 No 1 (2016)
Section
Articles