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Bladder leiomyosarcoma.Partial cystectomy and adjuvant treatment.
J. D. Cumplido Burón and J. C. Toral Peña.

JOURNAL
Tomo 62. Número 04 - Mayo 2009

REFERENCE
Arch. Esp. Urol. 2009; 62 (4): 320-322

KEYWORDS
Bladder leiomyosarcoma. Partial cystectomy. Adjuvant radiotherapy.

OBJECTIVES
We report a new case of bladder leiomyosarcoma in an old patient.

METHODS
We present the case of a 75-year-old man with bladder leiomyosarcoma treated by partial surgery followed by adjuvant treatment.

RESULTS
Partial surgery of the primary tumor followed by concomitant chemo-radiotherapy was the approach for this patient. Nowadays, patient is free of tumor and living without any problems.

CONCLUSIONS
Bladder leiomyosarcoma is an uncommon tumor (only about 1% of all bladder cancers) treated basically with radical surgery. Nowadays, partial surgery is a usual approach in other tumors and there is a trend toward less aggressive surgery with preservation of function (such as head and neck cancer, bladder cancer).




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