[Radical surgical resection of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava with intracardial tumour growth].
Sarcoma of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a rare clinical entity. Surgical treatment of IVC is associated with improved survival. This case report describes a 42-year-old woman with biopsy-proven leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava with intracardial tumour growth. The primary tumour was only 1 x 1 cm in the wall of the vena cava while the intracaval tumour was 12 cm long with a diameter of 5 cm and 1.5 cm in the right atrium. Using venovenous bypass with circulatory support, the tumour was excised in toto and the caval vein closed with a pericardial patch. The patient was discharged in good condition after 19 days.
Pedersen
Christian Ross
CR
H:S Rigshospitalet, Afdeling for Kirurgisk Gastroenterologi og Transplantation, København Ø. chr.ross@dadlnet.dk
Larsen
Peter Nørgaard
PN
Arendrup
Henrik C
HC
Rasmussen
Allan
A
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior