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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2023; 15(5): 992-999
Published online May 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i5.992
Published online May 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i5.992
Curative resection of leiomyosarcoma of the descending colon with metachronous liver metastasis: A case report
Soo-Hyeon Lee, Sang-Ho Bae, Tae-Sung Ahn, Hae-Il Jung, Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan 31151, Chungnam, South Korea
Sang-Cheol Lee, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan 31151, Chungnam, South Korea
Zisun Kim, Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon 14584, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Author contributions: Jung HI contributed to the design of the case report; Lee SH wrote the draft of the manuscript; Ahn TS and Bae SH performed the operations that led to the pathological diagnosis; Lee SC and Kim Z managed the patient’s condition; Jung HI supervised this study; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript and agree to be held accountable for all aspects of this report.
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Corresponding author: Hae-Il Jung, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Doctor, Professor, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, No. 31 Soonchunhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31151, Chungnam, South Korea. gs2834@schmc.ac.kr
Received: December 28, 2022
Peer-review started: December 28, 2022
First decision: January 10, 2023
Revised: January 23, 2023
Accepted: April 7, 2023
Article in press: April 7, 2023
Published online: May 27, 2023
Peer-review started: December 28, 2022
First decision: January 10, 2023
Revised: January 23, 2023
Accepted: April 7, 2023
Article in press: April 7, 2023
Published online: May 27, 2023
Core Tip
Core Tip: Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) rarely originates from the colon; hepatic metastasis of LMS lacks standard treatment. We present a case report of a 38-year-old man who was found to have intussusception in the descending colon due to a 4-cm LMS. The patient underwent a left hemicolectomy, however, a single liver metastasis developed 11 mo after the primary surgery. He underwent curative resection of the metastatic lesion and six cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy. The patient remained disease-free for 52 mo after the primary surgery. An early diagnosis and R0 resection may be the only potential curative approach to liver metastasis of gastrointestinal LMS.