@article{Rahrotaban_Aminishaki_Derakhshan_Mehrabi_2015, title={Leiomyosarcoma of the maxilla: a rare challenging case}, volume={1}, url={https://www.jocms.org/index.php/jcms/article/view/31}, abstractNote={Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare malignant lesion of head and neck region. It usually arises from smooth muscle cells of blood vessel wall in<br />this area. Clinically, the tumour often presents as a slow-growing, painless destructive mass with a relatively firm consistency. It usually<br />involves adults, and is rarely reported in children.<br />Here, we report a case of LMS of maxilla in a 73-year-old male with a destructive behaviour and also discuss the diagnostic procedure<br />proposed to make a definitive diagnosis in such unusual cases.<br /><br />}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences}, author={Rahrotaban, Sedigheh and Aminishaki, Pouyan and Derakhshan, Samira and Mehrabi, Sara}, year={2015}, month={Sep.}, pages={1–3} }