[Leiomyosarcoma of the rectum]. / Il leiomiosarcoma del retto.

ABSTRACT

Two cases of leiomyosarcoma of the rectum observed between 1980 and 1990 are reported. Both patients underwent abdominoperineal resection one is still alive at three years from surgery, whereas the other died for neoplastic diffusion after three years. Epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic features of this rare tumor are discussed.