title: [Surgical therapy of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava].
abstract: Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava is a rare tumor. Radical surgical resection is the treatment of choice. Depending on the localization of the tumor surgical therapy includes the local resection of the vena cava with primary closure and the segmental resection of the cava with prosthetic reconstruction. On the basis of four cases the symptomatology, diagnostic procedures, surgical therapy and the results of treatment of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Medizinische Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zieren
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Zieren
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Mönig
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Die chirurgische Therapie des Leiomyosarkoms der unteren Hohlvene.