Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Breast.
- Author:
Jeong Hyun YANG
1
;
Hae Kyung LEE
;
Seok Jin NAM
;
Gyu Rae KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Leiomyosarcoma;
Breast
- MeSH:
Adult;
Breast*;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Drug Therapy;
Female;
Humans;
Leiomyosarcoma*;
Radiotherapy;
Sarcoma
- From:Journal of the Korean Cancer Association
1998;30(2):421-424
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We describe a 42-year-old woman with a primary leiomyosarcoma of the breast. It is an extremely rare tumor, with only about 16 cases reported. Usually it is presented with palpable mass of benign characters. The origin of the tumor is controversal and the differential diagnosis includes other sarcomas and metastatic ones. The uncertain behavior of it makes the management difficult but conservative surgery is available in the case of anatomically suitable. Axillary lymphatic dissection is not needed and the roles of the chemotherapy and radiotherapy are not clear. Some studies revealed a local invasion and degree of cellular atypia as some prognostic predictive value.
