title: Leiomyosarcoma of the ovarian vein: a case report with radiological findings.
abstract: Leiomyosarcomas of the ovarian vein are very rare. Four cases have been reported in the English language clinical literature. We present a case of leiomyosarcomas where the use of multi-detector CT had a substantial role in the establishment of the preoperative diagnosis. The radiological images as well as intraoperative features are illustrated. We also discuss the radiological findings of the ovarian vein leiomyosarcoma in comparison with those of other venous or retroperitoneal leiomyosarcomas. We expect that the use of multi-detector CT will be the choice for the diagnostic work-up of vascular leiomyosarcomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea. meditererian@hanmail.net
authors.forename: Hyeon Je
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Ho Kyun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Ghi Jai
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jae-Chan
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Young Hwa
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyuck-Sang
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yun Kyung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014680:Veins