[Two cases of pulmonary leiomyosarcoma]. 1990

S Akamine, and Y Uchiyama, and K Kimino, and N Yamaoka, and K Azuma, and S Matsuo
Department of Thoracic-Vascular Surgery, Oita Prefectural Hospital, Japan.

Pulmonary sarcoma is a rare tumor of the lung. There are 81 cases in the literature for review, including our two cases. Our first case who was a thirty-seven year old male who was admitted to our hospital with complaints of left back pain. His chest X-ray showed an 11 X 14 cm tumor shadow in the lower left lung area. A left upper lobectomy was performed, and the histological diagnosis was leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary vein. He died due to mediastinal recurrence 29 months later. Our other case was a fifty-six year old female. Her chest X-ray showed an abnormal shadow that was a tumor shadow in the right central lung area of 4 cm in diameter. As the diagnosis of the transcutaneous lung biopsy was benign tumor, partial resection of lung was performed. The histological diagnosis was leiomyosarcoma of the bronchus, and she is alive and well at 29 months after the operation. As the rate of diagnosis in leiomyosarcoma detected by transcutaneous lung biopsy is low, the most acceptable method of diagnosis is a total examination, including cytology of sputum, bronchoscopic findings, and roentgenoscopy. Probe thoracotomy would also be necessary if malignancy could not ruled out. The treatment of lobectomy should include lymph node resection.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007890 Leiomyosarcoma 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) Leiomyosarcoma, Epithelioid,Leiomyosarcoma, Myxoid,Epithelioid Leiomyosarcoma,Epithelioid Leiomyosarcomas,Leiomyosarcomas,Leiomyosarcomas, Epithelioid,Leiomyosarcomas, Myxoid,Myxoid Leiomyosarcoma,Myxoid Leiomyosarcomas
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
D008175 Lung Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the LUNG. Cancer of Lung,Lung Cancer,Pulmonary Cancer,Pulmonary Neoplasms,Cancer of the Lung,Neoplasms, Lung,Neoplasms, Pulmonary,Cancer, Lung,Cancer, Pulmonary,Cancers, Lung,Cancers, Pulmonary,Lung Cancers,Lung Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Lung,Neoplasm, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Cancers,Pulmonary Neoplasm
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011013 Pneumonectomy The excision of lung tissue including partial or total lung lobectomy. Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction,Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction,Lung Volume Reduction,Lung Volume Reduction Surgery,Partial Pneumonectomy,Partial Pneumonectomies,Pneumonectomies,Pneumonectomy, Partial,Reduction, Lung Volume,Volume Reduction, Lung
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001706 Biopsy Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body. Biopsies

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