title: [Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava].
abstract: Leiomyosarcomas of the inferior vena cava are rare and the clinical symptoms unspecific. We report a case of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava in an 82-year-old woman presenting with weight loss and abdominal pain. Following elaborate preoperative examinations, surgical resection was performed and the inferior vena cava was reconstructed. Clinical signs, diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Gefässchirurgie, Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Deutschland. Drosos.Kotelis@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kotelis
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giesel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Böckler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schöbinger
authors.forename: J-R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Allenberg
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010690:Phlebography; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene