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A Case of Leiomyosarcoma of the Rectum.
Kim, Jin Ho , Oh, Seong Taek , Jeon, Hae Myung , Kim, In Chul
Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology 1998;14(3):643-648

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Abstract

Leiomyosarcoma of the rectum is a extremely rare disease without well documented report on its management and prognosis. The most complicated problem lies on the correct diagnosis. Many pathologic and histologic criteria have been proposed to make it clear. The treatment of rectal leiomyosarcoma is controversial. Some authors recommand wide local excison for low-grade tumors as much as 2 cm in diameter. However, radical abdominoperineal resection is the procedure of choice. Leiomyosarcoma of the rectum is resistant to radiotherapy, and no single effective chemotherapeutic drug has been found yet, although adriamycin is effective in one third of all cases. The local recurrence rate was much higher in patients receiving wide local excision and the overall 5-year or 10-year survival rate is similar. We report a case of rectal leiomyosarcoma and review the literature.

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