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Definition: Malignant tumor showing smooth muscle differentiation. Type (a) retroperitoneal; (b) cutaneous; and c) vascular.
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Gambarotti, M. (2014). Leiomyosarcoma. In: Picci, P., Manfrini, M., Fabbri, N., Gambarotti, M., Vanel, D. (eds) Atlas of Musculoskeletal Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01748-8_66
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