N. Sato et al., MALIGNANT MESENCHYMOMA ARISING IN AN INCISIONAL SCAR OF THE ABDOMINAL-WALL, European journal of surgical oncology, 24(5), 1998, pp. 449-450
A case of malignant mesenchymoma of the anterior abdominal mall, compo
sed of leiomyosarcoma, chondrosarcoma and osteosarcoma is described. T
he tumour, arising in the old scar of a previous operation, was comple
tely removed surgically. Eleven months after the operation the patient
is well with no evidence of recurrence. There have been no previous r
eports of malignant mesenchymoma developing in operation scars. Ne bel
ieve that this traumatic factor played a significant role in the aetio
logy of this rare soft-tissue neoplasm.