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ArticleRadiology case reports2022

Posterior mediastinal epithelioid leiomyosarcoma: Case report and literature review.

Cosmin Iacoban, Konrad Lebioda, Kartik Patel, Ada Baisre-de León, Huey-Jen Lee

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cosmin IacobanDepartment of Radiology, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, New Jersey.
Konrad LebiodaDepartment of Radiology, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, New Jersey.
Kartik PatelDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey.
Ada Baisre-de LeónDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey.
Huey-Jen LeeDepartment of Radiology, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, New Jersey.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epithelioid type leiomyosarcoma is rarely encountered outside of the abdomen or uterus. We present a case of posterior mediastinal leiomyosarcoma in a 45-year-old male with back pain and bilateral lower extremity weakness. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the thoracic spine revealed a heterogeneous posterior mediastinal soft tissue mass infiltrating the vertebral body and epidural space with resultant spinal cord compression and edema. Positron Emission Tomography showed no evidence of distant metastatic spread. Histopathological characterization revealed epithelial type leiomyosarcoma. Despite multiple subtotal resections, radiotherapy, and salvage chemotherapy with successful restoration of the patient's neurological function, the tumor burden remained significant. The patient was subsequently lost to follow up and the clinical outcome remains unknown. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of epithelioid type posterior mediastinal leiomyosarcoma presenting with spinal cord compression and edema.

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epithelioid type leiomyosarcomaLeiomyosarcomamediastinal tumorposterior mediastinal leiomyosarcomaspinal cord

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PMID34987688
PMCPMC8702846
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