title: Leiomyosarcoma of the popliteal artery: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Vascular leiomyosarcomas are rare tumors, and only 21 have been described as developing in the systemic arteries. We present a case, the sixth in the literature, of a leiomyosarcoma originating in the popliteal artery of a 67-year-old woman treated with en bloc excision of the neoplasia and the artery followed by a popliteal tibioperoneal trunk bypass. The patient then was underwent adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy. After 31 months of follow-up, the patient has mild claudication but does not have either recurrence or metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University School of Medicine, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Caldarelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barellini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Faviana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guerra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy