title: Leiomyosarcoma of the great saphenous vein.
abstract: Primary malignant tumours of the great saphenous vein are extremely rare with only 15 cases reported in the English literature since 1919. We report a patient who survived 5.5 years after treatment with surgery and chemotherapy before dying from lung metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ankara University Medical School, Ibni-Sina Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saglik
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Icli
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Uluoglu
authors.forename: Z U
authors.initials: ZU
authors.lastname: Isiklar
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D008942:Mitoxantrone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012501:Saphenous Vein; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D008942:Mitoxantrone