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ArticleEuropean journal of breast health2025

Leiomyosarcoma of the Breast: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Amal Alimi, Hafedh Abbassi, Skander Abid, Amrou Dinari, Abdeljlil Khlifi, Samir Hidar, Sassi Boughizane, Hedi Khairi

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Article in European journal of breast health, 2025. 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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8 authors.

Amal AlimiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sousse University Faculty of Medicine, Farhat Hached Teaching Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0002-5168-6335
Hafedh AbbassiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sousse University Faculty of Medicine, Farhat Hached Teaching Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0002-3547-1297
Skander AbidDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sousse University Faculty of Medicine, Farhat Hached Teaching Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.ORCID 0009-0000-4069-5802
Amrou DinariDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sousse University Faculty of Medicine, Farhat Hached Teaching Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.ORCID 0009-0002-1741-2389
Abdeljlil KhlifiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sousse University Faculty of Medicine, Farhat Hached Teaching Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0003-3610-770X
Samir HidarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sousse University Faculty of Medicine, Farhat Hached Teaching Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0002-1267-3451
Sassi BoughizaneDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sousse University Faculty of Medicine, Farhat Hached Teaching Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0001-8238-982X
Hedi KhairiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sousse University Faculty of Medicine, Farhat Hached Teaching Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.ORCID 0009-0004-2175-9566

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary breast leiomyosarcoma is an extremely rare malignancy, accounting for approximately 1% of breast tumors and less than 5% of soft tissue sarcomas. Due to its rarity, standardized treatment guidelines remain unclear. We report the case of a 38-year-old woman who presented with a 3 cm, freely mobile breast nodule, initially classified as American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System 4 on imaging. Core needle biopsy confirmed primary breast leiomyosarcoma, with histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis revealing strong positivity for α-smooth muscle actin, desmin, and H-caldesmon, consistent with smooth muscle differentiation. Epithelial, neural, and vascular markers were negative, ruling out differential diagnoses. The Ki-67 index was 15%, indicating moderate proliferative activity. Staging classified the tumor as T2N0M0 (Stage IIA, the American Joint Committee on Cancer 8

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Breast cancer subtypesimmunohistochemistryleiomyosarcomamastectomyrare tumors

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