Gastric leiomyosarcoma and diagnostic pitfalls: a case report

Gastric leiomyosarcoma and diagnostic pitfalls: a case report

Abstract Background Since the advent of immunohistochemistry for the diagnosis of stromal tumours, the incidence of leiomyosarcomas has significantly decreased. Nowadays, gastric leiomyosarcoma is an exceptionally rare tumour. We report the second case in the English literature of gastric leiomyosar...

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Main Authors: Anis Hasnaoui, Raja Jouini, Dhafer Haddad, Haithem Zaafouri, Ahmed Bouhafa, Anis Ben Maamer, Ehsen Ben Brahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Leiomyosarcoma
Gastric
Bleeding
H-caldesmon
KIT
DOG1
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-018-0393-4

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