title: Resection of a leiomyosarcoma of the azygos vein.
abstract: We report the resection of a leiomyosarcoma of the azygos vein in an elderly woman. The rare nature of the tumor and the unusual site of origin are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Morristown Memorial Hospital, New Jersey 07962-1956, USA.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dasika
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shariati
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001401:Azygos Vein; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*