Perspectives In Medical Research (Dec 2017)

Primary Leiomyosarcoma of Breast

  • Caren Dsouza1 , Shubha Rao2 , Erel Diaz3 , Supreeth4 , Gnaneshwari J5 , Manohar M6

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 3
pp. 83 – 85

Abstract

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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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