[Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava--diagnosis and therapy].
We report four patients with primary vascular leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava. Even after radical surgery the prognosis is serious because of local tumor recurrence and distant metastases. Although controlled studies are difficult because of the small number of patients, a multimodal therapeutic approach needs to be developed.
Hofmann
T U
TU
Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Klinikum Grosshadern.
Rau
H G
HG
Reuter
C
C
Fürst
H
H
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D011379:Prognosis; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
Das Leiomyosarkom der Vena cava inferior--Diagnostik und Therapie.