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SUBMITTER: Rizzo A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7308452 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rizzo Alessandro A Nigro Maria Concetta MC Ramponi Vania V Gallo Carmine C Perrone Anna Myriam AM De Iaco Pierandrea P Frezza Giovanni G Balestrini Damiano D Di Benedetto Maika M Morbiducci Jarno J Pantaleo Maria Abbondanza MA Nannini Margherita M
Frontiers in oncology 20200616
Uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) is a rare and aggressive malignancy with poor clinical outcomes. Even when localized, uLMS is associated with high rates of local and distant recurrences that are usually fatal. Common sites of recurrence are lung, liver, pelvic lymph nodes, and vertebral and long bones, though atypical patterns of recurrence have been described. Among them, intracranial recurrence appears as a rare finding, almost exceptional in skull and dura. We describe the case of a solitary sk ...[more]