Arch Craniofac Surg.
2017 Jun;18(2):145-148. 10.7181/acfs.2017.18.2.145.
Cutaneous Leiomyosarcoma of the Face
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Hospital, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea. opensound@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea.
- KMID: 2384575
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.7181/acfs.2017.18.2.145
Abstract
- Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma is an uncommon superficial soft tissue sarcoma and mainly found in the middle aged to elderly males. It can occur in any part of the body, mostly affecting the extremities and rarely affecting the face. It grows relatively slowly, can be diagnosed by biopsy and is treated by surgical excision. It needs to be distinguished from other spindle cell neoplasms, and immunohistochemical markers are usually required to attain an accurate diagnosis. We report a case of cutaneous leiomyosarcoma appeared on the left cheek within 6 month of a 73-year-old female patient suspected with malignant melanoma before surgery.
