"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,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.590.455 C04.557.450.795.455
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| Concept/Terms |
Leiomyosarcoma, Epithelioid- Leiomyosarcoma, Epithelioid
- Epithelioid Leiomyosarcoma
- Epithelioid Leiomyosarcomas
- Leiomyosarcomas, Epithelioid
Leiomyosarcoma, Myxoid- Leiomyosarcoma, Myxoid
- Leiomyosarcomas, Myxoid
- Myxoid Leiomyosarcoma
- Myxoid Leiomyosarcomas
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leiomyosarcoma" by people in Profiles.
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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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Mito JK, Mitra D, Barysauskas CM, Mariño-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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Abadin SS, Korn JM, Worley TA, Podbielski FJ, Connolly MM. Cystic sarcoma of the psoas muscle masquerading as appendicitis. Am Surg. 2009 Sep; 75(9):860-2.
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Kleinerman RA, Tucker MA, Abramson DH, Seddon JM, Tarone RE, Fraumeni JF. Risk of soft tissue sarcomas by individual subtype in survivors of hereditary retinoblastoma. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Jan 03; 99(1):24-31.
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Liang SX, Lakshmanan Y, Woda BA, Jiang Z. A high-grade primary leiomyosarcoma of the bladder in a survivor of retinoblastoma. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2001 Sep; 125(9):1231-4.