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Title: Perforated leiomyosarcoma of Meckel's diverticulum. Author: Tan JC, Wong KS, Teh CH, Wee SB, Low CH. Journal: Singapore Med J; 1997 Oct; 38(10):442-3. PubMed ID: 9529958. Abstract: Two cases of perforated leiomyosarcoma of Meckel's diverticulum are presented. There are only 59 cases reported in current literature, including 4 perforations. Although the condition is rare, leiomyosarcoma is the commonest tumour of Meckel's diverticulum. Its clinical presentation include abdominal pain, intestinal bleeding, abdominal mass, intestinal obstruction and less commonly, acute perforations. Both our cases presented with perforations which is unusual. Despite this late presentations both were resectable and both had no distant or local metastasis. One of our patients was 89 years old at presentation and has been disease-free 3 years after resection. The other patient was 69 years old and has also been disease-free.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]