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Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences | Volume-14 | Issue-06
Sarcoma of the Semimembranosus Muscle in a 63-Year-Old Patient – A Case Report
Youness Mokhchani, Bouchaib Chafry, Driss Benchebba, A.S. Bouabid, Mustapha Boussouga
Published: June 2, 2026 |
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Pages: 904-910
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Abstract
We present a 63-year-old patient with a left posterior thigh mass that had been evolving for 6 months, causing sciatic nerve compression. MRI showed a large tumor centered on the semimembranosus muscle, displacing the sciatic nerve and popliteal artery. Biopsy concluded a grade III undifferentiated unclassifiable sarcoma. Given the patient's refusal of a hip disarticulation proposed by the multidisciplinary team meeting, embolization of the feeding arteries was performed, followed by palliative resection with nerve release. The postoperative course was uneventful; the patient then received chemotherapy and radiotherapy before being lost to follow-up.


