title: Leiomyosarcoma arising in the great saphenous vein--a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, College of medicine, Chung-Ang University, Dongjakku, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: G Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Sung
mesh_terms: 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