Neck subcutaneous nodule as first metastasis from broad ligament leiomyosarcoma: a case report and review of literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Leiomyosarcoma usually develops in the myometrium and is characterized by a high recurrence rate, frequent hematogenous dissemination, and poor prognosis. Metastasis is usually to lungs, liver, and bone, and occasionally to the brain, but seldom to the head and neck region. Primary leiomyosarcoma very rarely arises in the broad ligament.

Case presentation

A 54-year old woman presented to the otolaryngology department with a mass in the right posterior region of the neck 4 years after surgery for a primary leiomyosarcoma of the right broad ligament. The neck mass was removed and found to be a metastatic leiomyosarcoma. Leiomyosarcoma localizations in lungs and liver were absent. Morphological examination showed both the primary and the secondary leiomyosarcomas to

SUBMITTER: Cazzato F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7687730 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature