Korean J Urol.  1987 Jun;28(3):447-450.

A Case of Leiomyosarcoma of the Urinary Bladder

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  • 1Department of Urology, Chonnam University, Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.

Abstract

In the adult, sarcoma of bladder is extremely rare and usually accounts for less than 1 percent of adult bladder tumprs. Leiomyosarcoma, representing a malignancy arising in the smooth muscle cells of the bladder wall, predominates among these rare tumors. Herein a case of leiomyosarcoma of the bladder in a 57-year-old female is presented with a brief of review the literatures.

Keyword

leiomyosarcoma; bladder

MeSH Terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Leiomyosarcoma*
Middle Aged
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
Sarcoma
Urinary Bladder*
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