Leiomyosarcoma of
small intestine is an uncommon
tumor, comprising less than 20 percent of all primary malignant
tumors of
small intestine. Duodenal
leiomyosarcoma is
rare disease which amount to about 20 percent of all small bowel
malignancy but potentially curable
tumors often diagnosed at an advanced age, so its five-year
survival following resection approximates 50% in reported series. Recently, several cases of
leiomyosarcomas of
duodenum were diagnosed by hypotonic duodenograhy in
Korea. We experienced a
woman with duodenal
leiomyosarcoma that was diagnosed by endoscopic duodenal
biopsy and received currative resection of the
tumor(Whipple's operation). We
report the case with
review of the
literatures.