title: [Rare differential diagnosis on suspected liver tumor].
abstract: This case report describes a 77-year old woman with a leiomyosarcoma of subhepatic inferior caval vein. The presented symptom was unspecific abdominal pain. Ultrasound and CT suggested a primary liver tumor. MRI revealed retroperitoneal location of the neoplasm. The tumor was resected completely and ICV was replaced by a PTF-graft. Vascular leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumor entity, which often is diagnosed in advanced stage. Depending on location it can be mistaken for neoplasms of other organs.
authors.affiliation: Gemeinschaftspraxis für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Bad Honnef. boriskinkel@web.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kinkel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Walgenbach-Brünagel
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Risse
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Pauleit
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*