Primary leiomyosarcoma arising in the lesser sac: report of a case

Surg Today. 1997;27(7):672-5. doi: 10.1007/BF02388230.

Abstract

We describe herein a very rare case of leiomyosarcoma arising in the lesser sac. A 58-year-old man with a psychiatric disorder was admitted to our department for the investigation of epigastralgia and nausea which he had been suffering since the previous month. A laparotomy revealed that the abdominal mass, found on physical examination, was a primary lesser omental tumor, histological examinations of which confirmed a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma. The tumor cells showed a DNA diploid pattern. Leiomyosarcoma of the lesser sac is extremely unusual and it is important that it be distinguished from an extraluminal tumor of the abdomen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Neoplasm / analysis
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyosarcoma / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Omentum*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ploidies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • DNA, Neoplasm