title: [Primary leiomyosarcoma of the femoral vein. Therapeutic aspects].
abstract: Leiomyosarcomas are exceptional in peripheral veins. Clinical signs are not specific, secondary to effects of the tumoural mass. Computed tomography and MRI give a precise topographic diagnosis. Pathology examination on biopsy or surgical specimens establishes the histological diagnosis. Therapeutic management must take into account local tumour recurrence and metastasis. Surgical exeresis should be wider than the tumour's pseudocapsule to include micrometastases neighbouring the primary tumour. Post-operative radiotherapy (55 to 70 Gy) and chemotherapy should follow. With this management scheme, local disease is controlled in 85% of the cases with a 5-year follow-up. Local or metastatic extension usually occurs within the first 3 years. Management of venous sarcomas thus requires a multidisciplinary cooperation between the surgeon, the radiotherapists and the chemotherapist.
authors.affiliation: IRCAD et Chirurgie Digestive et Endocrinienne, Hôpital Civil, Les Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mutter
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Limacher
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beaujeux
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bergerat
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marescaux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Léiomyosarcome primitif de la veine fémorale--aspects thérapeutiques.