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Case Reports

Primary Leiomyosarcoma of Breast

Year : 2017 | Volume : 5 | Issue : 3 Page : 83 - 85

Caren Dsouza1, Shubha Rao2, Erel Diaz3, Supreeth4, Gnaneshwari J5,Manohar M6

1Associate Professor,2,3Professor,4Postgraduate Student,5,6Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Father Muller Medical College, Kankanady, Managalore, India.

Address for correspondence: Dr Caren Dsouza, Associate Professor,Department of General Surgery, Father Muller Medical College and Hospital, Kankanady, Mangalore ,India.

Email: drcaren11@gmail.com

Abstract

Primary leiomyosarcoma of breast is an extremely rare form of breast cancer with an unpredictable biological behavior, and usually presents as a slow growing mass in a middle to old age women. Surgical resection with wide margins is the main stay treatment followed by chemo radiotherapy. Long term follow up is done to look for local recurrence or distant metastasis. We are presenting a case of 73 year female diagnosed with primary leiomyosarcoma of the breast.

Keywords : Leiomyosarcoma, Breast carcinoma, sarcoma breast

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