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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2024

Leiomyosarcoma of the prostate: a novel approach to treatment-case report and review of the literature.

Abdul Baseet Arham, Robert A Robinson, Mohammed Abou Chakra, Michael A O'Donnell

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Leiomyosarcoma of lower urinary tract: Literature review.Central European journal of urology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abdul Baseet ArhamDepartment of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4025-186X
Robert A RobinsonDepartment of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Mohammed Abou ChakraDepartment of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Michael A O'DonnellDepartment of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
University of Iowa · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leiomyosarcoma of the prostate is a rare and aggressive tumor, with a quarter of the patients harboring metastatic disease, commonly in the lung. It usually presents with urinary obstruction in a relatively younger patient group. A 29-year-old male presented with lower urinary tract symptoms to the urologist. Computed tomography scan revealed a large pelvic mass involving the prostate. Biopsy on two occasions yielded leiomyoma. Instead of conventional radical surgery, en-bloc resection of the mass was done while preserving the remaining portion of the prostate, seminal vesicles, and ejaculatory duct. Histopathology revealed a high-grade leiomyosarcoma with negative margins. The patient had excellent recovery of defecation, erectile, and ejaculatory functions within 2 months after adjuvant radiotherapy. At the 24-month follow-up there was no evidence of disease. En-bloc resection of the tumor can be considered in select cases to improve functional outcomes and sustain a higher quality of life in patients.

Indexed as

dysurialeiomyosarcomaLUTSprostateprostate cancersarcoma

Identifiers

PMID38495046
PMCPMC10941813
OpenAlexW4392870871

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