title: Retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma infiltrating the inferior vena cava (IVC)--a case report.
abstract: Retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas are difficult to treat because the retroperitoneal organs and great vessels are often involved by the time the patients come to a surgeon. We present the case of a 48 year old woman with a retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma that had infiltrated the IVC and the renal veins.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nambiar
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: Manickam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ponnaiah
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Samuel
authors.forename: Raju Titus
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Govil
authors.forename: Venkatramani
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sitaram
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*