A case of leiomyosarcoma occurring in the maxillary sinus
上顎洞に発生した平滑筋肉腫の1例

Yasutaka OJIMA, Masahiro UMEDA, Hideki KOMATSUBARA, Naruki NISHIMATSU, Masataka FUKUDA, Takahide KOMORI
2000 Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery  
A case of leiomyosarcoma of the maxillary sinus is presented.A 61-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of swelling of the left cheek Clinical and radiographic examination revealed a tumor of the left maxillary sinus.The tumor invaded into the surrounding tissue. He underwent left total maxillectomy followed by postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy with THP-adriamycin, vincristine,and cyclophosphamide.Histologic examination revealed atypical,spindle tumor cells with a positive
more » ... reaction for a -smooth muscle actin immunohistochemically.A diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma was made.He is free from disease 61 months after the operation.
doi:10.5794/jjoms.46.530 fatcat:4thbbdm25fchhfqligiojpprqm