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Synchronous leiomyosarcoma and adenocarcinoma of the rectum: Report of a case and review of the literature

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A case report of rectal leiomyosarcoma coexisting with an adenocarcinoma of the rectosigmoid is presented. We believe this to be the first reported case of this condition.

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  1. Colon and Rectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, New York

    Antonio E. Ai. Fonso M.D. (Senior Resident) & Ralph E. Hertz M.D. (Associate and Attending Surgeon)

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  1. Antonio E. Ai. Fonso M.D.
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Read at the Residents’ Night meeting, New York Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, New York, New York, March 13, 1973 (first prize essay winner).

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Fonso, A.E.A., Hertz, R.E. Synchronous leiomyosarcoma and adenocarcinoma of the rectum: Report of a case and review of the literature. Dis Colon Rectum 18, 228–232 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02587279

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