Leiomyosarcoma arising in the great saphenous vein--a case report.
Though leiomyosarcoma usually occurs in the gastrointestinal tract and uterus, it rarely occurs in the wall of large veins and arteries. We present a case of primary leiomyosarcoma arising in the great saphenous vein of the left inner thigh and spreading for some extent along the vein in a 54 year old female. Diagnosis was confirmed by desmin stain and electron microscopy. Postoperative course was fine. This is the first report of this in Korean literature.
Song
K Y
KY
Department of Pathology, College of medicine, Chung-Ang University, Dongjakku, Seoul, Korea.
Jang
Y W
YW
Kim
M K
MK
Lee
G Y
GY
Sung
R H
RH
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000473:pathology