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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2010; 16(40): 5130-5134
Published online Oct 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i40.5130
Published online Oct 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i40.5130
Soft tissue sarcoma with metastasis to the stomach: A case report
Lemuel Leon Dent, Derrick Jerome Beech, Department of Surgery, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, United States
Cesar Yamil Cardona, Michael Clause Buchholz, Julie Denise Scott, Department of Gastroenterology, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, United States
Roosevelt Peebles, Department of Plastic Surgery, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, United States
Billy Ray Ballard, Department of Pathology, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D. B. Todd, Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, United States
Author contributions: Dent LL, Cardona CY and Ballard BR wrote the manuscript; Buchholz MC, Scott JD, Beech DJ and Peebles R provided technical assistance, reviewed the manuscript, and provided photographs.
Correspondence to: Lemuel Leon Dent, MD, FACS, MSCR, Associate Professor, Chief, Department of Surgery, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, United States. ldent@mmc.edu
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Received: April 28, 2010
Revised: May 27, 2010
Accepted: June 3, 2010
Published online: October 28, 2010
Revised: May 27, 2010
Accepted: June 3, 2010
Published online: October 28, 2010
Abstract
Soft tissue sarcomas are unusual malignancies comprising 1% of cancer diagnoses in the United States. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma accounts for approximately 5% of sarcomas occurring in adults. The most common site of metastasis is the lung, with other sites being bone, the brain, and the liver. Metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract has rarely been documented. We present an unusual case of high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma with metastasis to the stomach, complicated by upper gastrointestinal bleeding.