Leiomyosarcoma

"Leiomyosarcoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A sarcoma containing large spindle cells of smooth muscle. Although it rarely occurs in soft tissue, it is common in the viscera. It is the most common soft tissue sarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract and uterus. The median age of patients is 60 years. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1865)

Descriptor ID	D007890
MeSH Number(s)	C04.557.450.590.455 C04.557.450.795.455
Concept/Terms	Leiomyosarcoma Leiomyosarcoma Leiomyosarcomas Leiomyosarcoma, Epithelioid Leiomyosarcoma, Epithelioid Epithelioid Leiomyosarcoma Epithelioid Leiomyosarcomas Leiomyosarcomas, Epithelioid Leiomyosarcoma, Myxoid Leiomyosarcoma, Myxoid Leiomyosarcomas, Myxoid Myxoid Leiomyosarcoma Myxoid Leiomyosarcomas

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Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue [C04.557.450]
Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue [C04.557.450.590]
Leiomyosarcoma [C04.557.450.590.455]
Sarcoma [C04.557.450.795]
Leiomyosarcoma [C04.557.450.795.455]

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Bar chart showing 8 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2011 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2011	2	0	2
2015	0	1	1
2020	2	0	2
2022	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Leiomyosarcoma" by people in Profiles.

Hemming ML, Bhola P, Loycano MA, Anderson JA, Taddei ML, Doyle LA, Lavrova E, Andersen JL, Klega KS, Benson MR, Crompton BD, Raut CP, George S, Letai A, Demetri GD, Sicinska E. Preclinical Modeling of Leiomyosarcoma Identifies Susceptibility to Transcriptional CDK Inhibitors through Antagonism of E2F-Driven Oncogenic Gene Expression. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 06 01; 28(11):2397-2408.

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Lee RM, Ethun CG, Zaidi MY, Tran TB, Poultsides GA, Grignol VP, Howard JH, Bedi M, Gamblin TC, Tseng J, Roggin KK, Chouliaras K, Votanopoulos K, Krasnick BA, Fields RC, Oskouei SV, Monson DK, Reimer NB, Maithel SK, Cardona K. A closer look at the natural history and recurrence patterns of high-grade truncal/extremity leiomyosarcomas: A multi-institutional analysis from the US Sarcoma Collaborative. Surg Oncol. 2020 Sep; 34:292-297.

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Hemming ML, Fan C, Raut CP, Demetri GD, Armstrong SA, Sicinska E, George S. Oncogenic Gene-Expression Programs in Leiomyosarcoma and Characterization of Conventional, Inflammatory, and Uterogenic Subtypes. Mol Cancer Res. 2020 09; 18(9):1302-1314.

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Wiseman JT, Grignol V. Location, Location, Location: Approaches to Retroperitoneal Vascular Leiomyosarcoma. Oncology (Williston Park). 2020 01 15; 34(1):7-10.

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Mito JK, Mitra D, Barysauskas CM, Mari?o-Enriquez A, Morgan EA, Fletcher CDM, Raut CP, Baldini EH, Doyle LA. A Comparison of Outcomes and Prognostic Features for Radiation-Associated Angiosarcoma of the Breast and Other Radiation-Associated Sarcomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 06 01; 104(2):425-435.

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Hobbs J, Sutherland-Smith J, Penninck D, Jennings S, Barber L, Barton B. ULTRASONOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF CANINE GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS COMPARED TO OTHER GASTROINTESTINAL SPINDLE CELL TUMORS. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2015 Jul-Aug; 56(4):432-8.

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Cornejo K, Shi M, Jiang Z. Oncofetal protein IMP3: a useful diagnostic biomarker for leiomyosarcoma. Hum Pathol. 2012 Oct; 43(10):1567-72.

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Francis JH, Kleinerman RA, Seddon JM, Abramson DH. Increased risk of secondary uterine leiomyosarcoma in hereditary retinoblastoma. Gynecol Oncol. 2012 Feb; 124(2):254-9.

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Eppsteiner RW, DeYoung BR, Milhem MM, Pagedar NA. Leiomyosarcoma of the head and neck: a population-based analysis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Sep; 137(9):921-4.

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Aeddula NR, Pathireddy S, Samaha T, Ukena T, Hosseinnezhad A. Primary intracranial leiomyosarcoma in an immunocompetent adult. J Clin Oncol. 2011 May 10; 29(14):e407-10.

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