A late systemic and brain metastasis from subcutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the right forearm: a case report and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Leiomyosarcomas are rare malignant tumors which originate from smooth muscle cells and very seldom give rise to intracerebral metastases. Nearly all cases of intracranial metastases stem from leiomyosarcomas of the uterus. We present a 61-year-old Caucasian man who developed multiple intracranial and extracranial metastases from leiomyosarcoma of the right forearm, diagnosed and treated 9 years before the current presentation.

Case presentation

The Caucasian patient presented to the emergency department due to a progressive hemiparesis on the left side. Magnetic resonance imaging scans of the neurocranium showed multiple intracerebral masses with perifocal edema. One of these was located in the right parietal lobe, corresponding to the hemiparesis. The patient und

SUBMITTER: Dietel E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7814649 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature