title: [Leiomyosarcoma of the saphenous vein].
abstract: A 48 years old male presenting with a painless tumor of the right thigh is reported. An initial surgical excision showed that the tumor was joint to the saphenous vein. The histopathological study showed that it was a venous vascular leiomyosarcoma of intermediate degree of malignancy. The patients was re-operated performing a resection of the abductor muscle and two weeks later was subjected to radiotherapy (50 Gray). The only postoperative sequel was a moderate lymphedema of the right limb. This is the first reported case in the Chilean literature.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stambuk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oddó
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bravo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012086:Reoperation; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Leiomiosarcoma de vena safena.