Recurrent Cutaneous Leiomyosarcoma: A Histopathological Perspective and the Quest for Complete Excision
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
WHO | World Health Organization |
IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
LMS | Leiomyosarcoma |
AJCC | American Joint Committee on Cancer |
FNCLCC | Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre Le Cancer |
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Tinca, A.C.; Lazar, B.A.; Cozac-Szőke, A.-R.; Cotoi, O.S. Recurrent Cutaneous Leiomyosarcoma: A Histopathological Perspective and the Quest for Complete Excision. Dermato 2025, 5, 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/dermato5040018
Tinca AC, Lazar BA, Cozac-Szőke A-R, Cotoi OS. Recurrent Cutaneous Leiomyosarcoma: A Histopathological Perspective and the Quest for Complete Excision. Dermato. 2025; 5(4):18. https://doi.org/10.3390/dermato5040018
Chicago/Turabian StyleTinca, Andreea Cătălina, Bianca Andreea Lazar, Andreea-Raluca Cozac-Szőke, and Ovidiu Simion Cotoi. 2025. "Recurrent Cutaneous Leiomyosarcoma: A Histopathological Perspective and the Quest for Complete Excision" Dermato 5, no. 4: 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/dermato5040018
APA StyleTinca, A. C., Lazar, B. A., Cozac-Szőke, A.-R., & Cotoi, O. S. (2025). Recurrent Cutaneous Leiomyosarcoma: A Histopathological Perspective and the Quest for Complete Excision. Dermato, 5(4), 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/dermato5040018