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Primary leiomyosarcoma of the spine

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We present a 39-year-old man with tumour of the eighth thoracic vertebra, causing compression of the spinal cord. The tumour proved to be a primary leiomyosarcoma (LMS) of bone, an uncommon neoplasm; to our knowledge this is the first report of primary LMS in the spine. The lesion was documented by plain radiography, myelography, CT, MRI and digital subtraction angiography. These investigations did help to focus on the differential diagnosis and demonstrated the extent of the bony lesion, the findings were nonspecific, and the correct diagnosis was established by pathological examination.

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  1. Department of Radiology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC, Tilburg, The Netherlands

    T. H. Lo & W. J. J. van Rooij

  2. Department of Pathology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands

    J. L. J. M. Teepen

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands

    I. T. H. J. Verhagen

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Lo, T.H., van Rooij, W.J.J., Teepen, J.L.J.M. et al. Primary leiomyosarcoma of the spine. Neuroradiology 37, 465–467 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00600095

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