Imaging of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: comparison of 2 cases and review of the literature.
Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava is a rare tumour arising from the smooth muscle fibres of the media with a mean size at diagnosis generally around 12 cm (range 2-38 cm). This study compares a 4-cm leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava discovered incidentally with a symptomatic late stage leiomyosarcoma.
Department of Radiology, II School of Medicine, University La Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. barbara.sessa@tiscali.it
Barbara
B
Sessa
Elsa
E
Iannicelli
Salvatore
S
Caterino
Francesco
F
D'Angelo
Massimo
M
Milione
Vincenzo
V
Ziparo
Vincenzo
V
David
D000368:Aged; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
D015251:Epirubicin