title: Primary leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava with Budd-Chiari syndrome.
abstract: A 44-year-old Japanese woman with leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava is reported. She presented with Budd-Chiari syndrome and died of hepatic failure about 3 months after the onset of symptoms. The tumor arose from the middle segment of the inferior vena cava, occluded the inferior vena cava and projected into the right atrium. A total of 28 cases of Budd-Chiari syndrome due to primary leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imakita
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yutani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishibashi-Ueda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hiraoka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior