title: [Leiomyosarcoma of the vena cava. Case report and review of the literature].
abstract: The leiomyosarcoma of vascular origin is a very rare tumor which is rarely recovered before the disease has reached an advanced stage because of non-specific and late symptoms. This is a report of 3 cases with leiomyosarcoma of the vena cava and a review of the literature. A high local recurrence rate and high frequency of distant metastases are responsible for the bad long-term prognosis. Early hematogenous tumor spread is favored by intraluminal tumor growth. Only complete surgical resection--if necessary with vascular reconstruction--can improve the bad long-term prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, Universität Heidelberg, Mannheim, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sturm
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raute
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trede
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Das Leiomyosarkom der V. cava. Fallbeschreibung und Literaturübersicht.