PRIMARY PARASPINAL LEIOMYOSARCOMA INVADING THE DORSAL SPINAL CANAL:A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is one of the most common subtypes of soft tissue sarcoma in adults and can occur in almost any part of the body, which presents a high propensity to metastasize to various locations. Primary leiomyosarcomas of the paraspinal soft tissues are exceedingly rare. We report a case of a primary leiomyosarcoma of the dorsal paraspinal musculature invading the spinal canal in a 36-year-old man, successfully treated with surgery.