Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Case Report

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

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Department of Medical Oncology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey

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Department of Pathology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey

Turk J Gastroenterol 2014; 25: 314-318
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2014.4010
Read: 1695 Downloads: 700 Published: 25 July 2019

Abstract

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.

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