A Rare Case of Colonic Leiomyosarcoma in Association with Ulcerative Colitis
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- Akutsu Daisuke
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Mizokami Yuji
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Division, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Japan
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- Suzuki Hideo
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Division, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Japan
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- Terasaki Masahiko
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Narasaka Toshiaki
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Kaneko Tsuyoshi
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Matsui Hirofumi
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Enomoto Tsuyoshi
- Department of Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Sato Taiki
- Department of Pathology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Japan
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- Hyodo Ichinosuke
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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Abstract
<p>Ulcerative colitis (UC) is known to be associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. However, the occurrence of non-epithelial malignancies is uncommon. An elevated lesion in the descending colon was found in a 51-year-old woman with a 30-year history of UC. Despite tumor progression, repeated biopsies showed no cancerous findings. Because the lesion was highly suspected to be a malignant tumor, a partial colectomy was performed. The pathological diagnosis was leiomyosarcoma. Leiomyosarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract is rare, and this is only the third known case reported in patients with UC. </p>
Journal
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- Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine 55 (19), 2799-2803, 2016
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine