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9085450

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-6-9
pubmed:abstractText
We report the case of a 22-year-old woman who was admitted for inflammatory right-sided sciatica with a decline in general health. Laboratory tests showed severe inflammation. Ultrasonography and computed tomography of the buttock and pelvis demonstrated a large tumor in the deep muscles of the right buttock, with an intrapelvic component that displaced the pelvic organs without invading them. Histologic examination of a biopsy specimen taken via the buttock established the diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma. Surgery by a pelvic approach allowed partial resection of the tumor, which was seen to invade the sciatic nerve. Radiation therapy was given. Six months later the residual tumor was considerably larger and the patient's general health had deteriorated further. Leiomyosarcomas are rare tumors whose diagnosis rests on histologic examination of biopsy or surgical specimens. The treatment is surgical. Recurrences are seen in 40 to 60% of cases, and metastases in 27 to 60%. The place of radiation therapy and chemotherapy in the treatment of leiomyosarcoma remains unclear.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1169-8446
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
135-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Sciatica as the first manifestation of a leiomyosarcoma of the buttock.
pubmed:affiliation
Rheumatology Department, Ibn Rochd Teaching Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports