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CASE REPORT article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Gastrointestinal Cancers: Colorectal Cancer
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1476084
This article is part of the Research Topic Microenvironmental Evolution of Chronic Diseases and Tumors in the Digestive Tract, Screening for New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Targets View all articles

•Case Report• Perirectal Angioleiomyoma Preoperatively Misdiagnosed as Rectal Cancer: A Case Report

Provisionally accepted
Liu Wenhan Liu Wenhan 1Wen Xiaoxiong Wen Xiaoxiong 2Hu Dongping Hu Dongping 1Ma Hong Ma Hong 1*
  • 1 Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China
  • 2 Gansu Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China

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    Angioleiomyoma (ALM) is a rare benign perivascular (pericytic) tumor primarily composed of well-differentiated smooth muscle and vascular components. Its clinical and radiological features lack specificity, making diagnosis challenging and prone to misdiagnosis. This report summarizes the clinical data of a patient treated at our hospital who was preoperatively misdiagnosed with rectal cancer but was subsequently found to have perirectal ALM. Additionally, a review of the relevant literature is provided.

    Keywords: Angioleiomyoma, case report, disease characteristics, differential diagnosis, rectal cancer

    Received: 05 Aug 2024; Accepted: 08 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wenhan, Xiaoxiong, Dongping and Hong. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Ma Hong, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China

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