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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:1154-1155
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Leiomyosarcoma of the diaphragm

Justus T. Strauch, MDa, Ivan Aleksic, MDa, Bernd Schorn, MD, PhDa, Harald Dalichau, MD, PhDa

a Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

Accepted for publication September 22, 1998.

Address reprint requests to Dr Strauch, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany

An asymptomatic, intrathoracic mass was found on imaging studies in a 53-year-old man. After excision it proved to be an extrapulmonary leiomyosarcoma, a rare malignancy of smooth muscle, originating from the right diaphragm. The location of this malignant tumor is rare in an adult. The tumor was resected, the diaphragm was reconstructed, and the patient should have a long-term cure and good quality of life.






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