GASTRIC LEIOMYOSARCOMA IN A CHILD

Gastric leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumor in pediatric patients. The hist ological differentiation between leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma is diffi cult. Computed tomography may allow the presumptive diagnosis of leiom yosarcoma to be made preoperatively and the surgical treatment can be planned in advance. We report a case of gastric leiomoysarcoma in a 2- year old boy. Ultrasonography and computed tomography demonstrated an inhomogeneous mass with areas of tumor necrosis and calcifications in the left upper quadrant.