title: Graft replacement of pararenal inferior vena cava for leiomyosarcoma with the use of venous bypass.
abstract: Total replacement of the inferior vena cava across the renal vein confluence was successfully performed under venovenous bypass in a patient with primary leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava. Concomitant resection of metastases by right nephrectomy, partial hepatectomy, and cholecystectomy allowed recurrence-free survival for the past 20 months. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of successful replacement of the inferior vena cava for a primary tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Kyushu University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yanaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okadome
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimachi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*