A case report of leiomyosarcoma of the neck: Diagnosis and treatment *
This is a report of the treatment of a rare case of leiomyosarcoma which developed in the right neck of a 51-year-old woman who visited our hospital complaining of pains in her right neck and upper right arm. After various medical examinations, a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma originating in her right neck and at the base of the skull was made. Initially an operation was planned, but an invation into the spinal canal was discovered. Therefore, radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy and hyperthermia was employed. As a result, the size of the tumor decreased to 45％ of its initial volume and at the same time the symptoms disappeared completely. It has now been two years and seven months since the treatment. The patient is alive and well with no change in the size or nature of the tumor as it appeared at the end of the treatment. (Accepted on June 9, 1997) Kawasaki Igakkaishi 23 (2) : 113-119, 1997
