Hepatic metastasis 17 years following resection of low-grade leiomyosarcoma of the rectum

Acta Pathol Jpn. 1985 Jan;35(1):243-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1985.tb02223.x.

Abstract

A case of histologically low-grade leiomyosarcoma of the rectum showing an unusually late appearance of hepatic metastasis is reported. This was found at autopsy 17 years after a curative resection of the primary rectal tumor that had been diagnosed initially as a leiomyoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / diagnosis
  • Leiomyosarcoma / diagnosis
  • Leiomyosarcoma / pathology
  • Leiomyosarcoma / secondary*
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Rectal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Rectal Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Rectal Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Time Factors