One case of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava treated with radical resection and vascular reconstruction.
A 48-year-old Chinese woman with primary leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava (IVC) who succesfully underwent resection of a long length of the affected IVC and the right kidney together with graft replacement of the IVC is reported.
Shen
Zhou-Jun
ZJ
Department of Urology, 1st Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. shenzhj@mail.hz.zj.cn
Zhou
Xie-Lai
XL
Yu
Yan-Lan
YL
Li
Ming
M
D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009392:Nephrectomy; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*