Laparoscopic surgery to treat leiomyosarcomas of the sigmoid colon:a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Leiomyosarcomas (LMSs) of the colon are extremely rare and highly aggressive. Although treatment of gastrointestinal LMS is not standardized, surgical resection is generally performed. The fact that the tumors are usually large at the time of diagnosis may explain why no report o...

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Main Authors: Masashi Yahagi, Yoshiyuki Ishii, Atsuko Hara, Masahiko Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2019-02-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0579-8
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