Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2024; 16(6): 1918-1925
Published online Jun 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i6.1918
Table 1 Clinical features of reported malignant myopericytomas
Case
Sex/age
Site
Presenting symptoms
Treatment
Follow up
Ref.
1F/81Left side of neckRapidly growing painless massExcisionLiver metastasis 9 months after diagnosis. Alive with disease at 24 monthsMcMenamin and Fletcher[14], 2002
2M/46Left posterior thighPainful deep-seated intermuscular massExcision, postoperative adjuvant radiotherapyMetastasis to the heart, brain, liver, and bone after 6 months. Death from the disease at 7 monthsMcMenamin and Fletcher[14], 2002
3M/19Dermis/subcutaneous tissue of the right heelPainful massBelow-knee amputationMetastatic disease and death within 1 yrMcMenamin and Fletcher[14], 2002
4F/80Superficial mass of the left upper armSuperficial painless massMarginal excision followed by wide excisionNo metastasis. Discharged after 8 months of follow-upMcMenamin and Fletcher[14], 2002
5F/67Mass in the superior mediastinumShort history of superior vena cava obstructionExcision of cutaneous metastatic depositMetastasis disease to the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Died of respiratory failure within 1 monthMcMenamin and Fletcher[14], 2002
6M/61Lower legSubcutaneous painless massMarginal excision, recurrence after 12 months treated by wide excisionDisease free a 3 yrMentzel et al[9], 2006
7M/30Lower legObstructive periampullary mass with jaundiceBiopsy and pancreaticoduodenectomyLiver metastasis 8 months after diagnosisRamdial et al[15], 2011
8M/52Floor of the left atrial wallSudden decrease in left visionExcision of cardiac mass. Excision of metastatic brain tumor followed by γ-knife radiotherapy. Laminectomy and vertebral fixation due to vertebral metastasesAlive with metastatic disease at 8 monthsMainville et al[12], 2015
9M/38Intradural tumor of the lower spine (L5/S1)Progressing painful in the right calf during sportExcisionDisease free after 18 monthsHolling et al[16], 2015
10M/65Dermis/subcutaneous tissue of the right armEnlarging painless massExcisionDisease free after 5 monthsPatrick et al[13], 2016
11F/15Left shoulder regionSlowly growing massExcision, postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapyDisease free after 18 monthsBinesh et al[17], 2016
12M/56Subcutaneous tissue left armpitPain of left shoulder massPreoperative chemotherapy, excisionDisease free after several yearsChen et al[18], 2017
13M/33IntracranialNew onset seizuresExcisionDisease free after 12 monthsConradie et al[19], 2021
14M/65ColonRight upper quadrant painExcisionMetastatic disease to the liver and death within 1 yrThis case