Primary Leiomyosarcoma of Breast
Journal Title: Perspectives In Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3
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.
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Caren Dsouza,
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