title: Leiomyosarcoma of the saphenous vein in a child with 12-year follow-up.
abstract: Leiomyosarcomas of the vasculature are exceedingly rare tumors in childhood. The case of a 2-year-old girl who underwent three local excisions with two courses of adjuvant chemotherapy over 3 years for a leiomyosarcoma of a saphenous vein tributary is described. Follow-up over the following 9 years has shown no evidence of further recurrence or metastases suggesting that cure has been achieved. Treatment options are discussed and pertinent literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Adelaide Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Byard
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bourne
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Davey
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012501:Saphenous Vein; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery