Leiomyosarcoma of the popliteal artery: case report and review of the literature.
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.
Caldarelli
G F
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Department of Surgery, University School of Medicine, Pisa, Italy.
Barellini
L
L
Faviana
P
P
Guerra
M
M
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy