Leiomyosarcoma of the mesocolon

Acta Chir Belg. 1998 Dec;98(6):261-3.

Abstract

Retroperitoneal sarcomas are rare tumours. Although exceptional in the mesocolon, they can yet be considered as a special kind of retroperitoneal tumours. Leiomyosarcoma represents from 25 to 30% in this location. Clinical features are rarely obvious because the symptomatology depends upon displaced or compressed adjacent organs. Most authors agree on using the CT-scanner or MRI as diagnostic tools. However, the diagnosis is made after a histologic examination permitting the establishment of its grade and margins. Only a surgical treatment can offer prolonged survival and this can be improved if there is a low histological grade and total excision. The mesocolic location facilitates a radical removal and may therefore offer a better long-term prognosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Leiomyosarcoma / surgery*
  • Mesocolon*
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed