Primary mesenchymal tumors of the colon: A report of three cases

Arzu Yaren, Serkan Degirmencioglu, Nese Calli Demirkan, Atike Gokcen Demiray, Burcu Taskoylu, Gamze Gokoz Dogu
2014 The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology  
Primary mesenchymal tumors of the colon are extremely rare tumors among soft tissue sarcomas. These tumors are more aggressive and have poorer prognosis than adenocarcinoma of the colon. Here, we presented 3 cases of primary mesenchymal tumors of the colon. Their histopathological diagnoses are leiomyosarcoma, pleomorphic liposarcoma, and desmoplastic small round cell tumor, respectively. The rarity of primary mesenchymal tumors of the colon makes it difficult to approach the treatment and predict the prognosis of these rare tumors.
doi:10.5152/tjg.2014.4010 pmid:25141322 fatcat:by655fthsna25okqhwnwfv2jiu