Primary Adrenal Dedifferentiated Leiomyosarcoma: A Low Grade Leiomyosarcoma with a High-Grade Undifferentiated Component: Case Report

Anatoliy Rudin, Jorge Torres-Mora, Neena Natt and Melanie L. Richards

Division of Breast, Endocrine, Metabolic and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, USA
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, USA
Division of Endocrinology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, USA

^*Correspondance to: Melanie L. Richards 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1193

Abstract

Primary adrenal leiomyosarcomas are very rare tumors that have been reported in approximately 30 cases in literature. This is a case report of a 72 year old man who was diagnosed with a 5.1 cm left adrenal mass. Patient underwent surgical resection and diagnosed with a primary adrenal leiomyosarcoma with two distinct histologic components. Patient did not have any adjuvant treatment and no evidence of recurrence 3 months postoperatively.

Keywords

Adrenal gland; Adrenal tumor; Dedifferentiated; Leiomyosarcoma; Immunohistochemistry

Cite the article

Rudin A, Torres-Mora J, Natt N, Richards ML. Primary Adrenal Dedifferentiated Leiomyosarcoma: A Low Grade Leiomyosarcoma with a High-Grade Undifferentiated Component: Case Report. Clin Surg. 2016; 1: 1193.