title: Leiomyosarcoma of the femoral vein.
abstract: Soft-tissue masses uncommonly completely occlude or engulf a major vessel. Complete occlusion of a major vein suggests that the mass originates in the wall of the vein. Such tumours are rare, the most frequently encountered type being leiomyosarcoma. The authors present a case of leiomyosarcoma of the femoral vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Louis University Medical Center, Mo 63110-0250.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sundaram
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Janney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010690:Phlebography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology