LEIOMYOSARCOMA OF THE EPIDIDYMIS: A CASE REPORT

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.159572521015

• Palavras-chave: Leiomyosarcoma; Epididymis; Orchiectomy; Urological neoplasms.

• Keywords: Leiomyosarcoma; Epididymis; Orchiectomy; Urological neoplasms.

• Abstract:

  Urological leiomyosarcomas have a poor prognosis due to their aggressiveness and high probability of metastasis, especially via the hematological route. Although it is a rare disease, studies show that the best treatment results are achieved with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and recently molecular target therapy has been used. The following case report deals with a 56-year-old patient, with no previous history of disease, who by chance discovered such a neoplasm of the epididymis, confirmed as leiomyosarcoma in immunohistochemistry, and was approached surgically, with total removal of the neoplastic cells, and with no evidence of metastases in the complementary exams.