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Appendix Leiomyosarcoma

MedGen UID:
473538
•Concept ID:
C2168280
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A rare leiomyosarcoma that arises from the appendiceal wall. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAppendix Leiomyosarcoma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prevalence and Survival of Cancer After Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation.
Pendón-Ruiz de Mier MV, Agüera ML, Navarro MD, Rodriguez-Benot A, Aljama P
Transplant Proc 2018 Mar;50(2):669-672. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.09.064. PMID: 29579884
Intra-abdominal lesions could be missed by inadequate laparoscopy.
Hsu TC
Am Surg 2008 Sep;74(9):824-6; discussion 827-8. PMID: 18807670
An appendiceal leiomyoma in a child with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Sambol E, Patterson D, Rivera R, Borys D, Greco MA, Kaul A, Nadler EP
Pediatr Surg Int 2006 Oct;22(10):865-8. Epub 2006 Aug 30 doi: 10.1007/s00383-006-1773-x. PMID: 16944181

Diagnosis

Leiomyosarcoma mimicking acute appendicitis: a cautionary tale!
Dunphy L, Badea RD, Musa F, Chen F
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Jan 25;14(1) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238788. PMID: 33495185Free PMC Article
Prevalence and Survival of Cancer After Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation.
Pendón-Ruiz de Mier MV, Agüera ML, Navarro MD, Rodriguez-Benot A, Aljama P
Transplant Proc 2018 Mar;50(2):669-672. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.09.064. PMID: 29579884
Tumors of the appendix and colon.
Hatch KF, Blanchard DK, Hatch GF 3rd, Wertheimer-Hatch L, Davis GB, Foster RS Jr, Skandalakis JE
World J Surg 2000 Apr;24(4):430-6. doi: 10.1007/s002689910068. PMID: 10706915
Novel immunohistochemical localization of 28,000 molecular-weight (Mr) calcium binding protein (calbindin-D28k) in enterochromaffin cells of the human appendix and neuroendocrine tumors (carcinoids and small-cell carcinomas) of the midgut and foregut.
Katsetos CD, Jami MM, Krishna L, Jackson R, Patchefsky AS, Cooper HS
Arch Pathol Lab Med 1994 Jun;118(6):633-9. PMID: 8204010
Leiomyoma of the appendix.
Powell JL, Fuerst JF, Tapia RA
South Med J 1980 Sep;73(9):1298-9. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198009000-00057. PMID: 7414395

Therapy

Prevalence and Survival of Cancer After Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation.
Pendón-Ruiz de Mier MV, Agüera ML, Navarro MD, Rodriguez-Benot A, Aljama P
Transplant Proc 2018 Mar;50(2):669-672. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.09.064. PMID: 29579884

Prognosis

Prevalence and Survival of Cancer After Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation.
Pendón-Ruiz de Mier MV, Agüera ML, Navarro MD, Rodriguez-Benot A, Aljama P
Transplant Proc 2018 Mar;50(2):669-672. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.09.064. PMID: 29579884
An appendiceal leiomyoma in a child with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Sambol E, Patterson D, Rivera R, Borys D, Greco MA, Kaul A, Nadler EP
Pediatr Surg Int 2006 Oct;22(10):865-8. Epub 2006 Aug 30 doi: 10.1007/s00383-006-1773-x. PMID: 16944181
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: update.
Xie XY, Carter N, Darwin PE, Drachenberg CB
Arkh Patol 2004 Mar-Apr;66(2):36-40. PMID: 15154382
Retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma mimicking acute appendicitis: laparoscopic management.
Agresta F, De Simone P, Michelet I, Bedin N
JSLS 2003 Apr-Jun;7(2):177-9. PMID: 12856853Free PMC Article
Tumors of the appendix and colon.
Hatch KF, Blanchard DK, Hatch GF 3rd, Wertheimer-Hatch L, Davis GB, Foster RS Jr, Skandalakis JE
World J Surg 2000 Apr;24(4):430-6. doi: 10.1007/s002689910068. PMID: 10706915

Clinical prediction guides

Leiomyosarcoma mimicking acute appendicitis: a cautionary tale!
Dunphy L, Badea RD, Musa F, Chen F
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Jan 25;14(1) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238788. PMID: 33495185Free PMC Article
Primary leiomyosarcoma of broad ligament.
Ben Amara F, Jouini H, Nasr M, Malek M, Neji K, Reziga H, Mrad K, Ben Romdhane K
Tunis Med 2007 Jul;85(7):591-5. PMID: 18064993
Novel immunohistochemical localization of 28,000 molecular-weight (Mr) calcium binding protein (calbindin-D28k) in enterochromaffin cells of the human appendix and neuroendocrine tumors (carcinoids and small-cell carcinomas) of the midgut and foregut.
Katsetos CD, Jami MM, Krishna L, Jackson R, Patchefsky AS, Cooper HS
Arch Pathol Lab Med 1994 Jun;118(6):633-9. PMID: 8204010

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