title: Splenic vein leiomyosarcoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary venous leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare disease, most commonly affecting the retroperitoneal veins and in particular the inferior vena cava. Five-year survival rate ranges between 33% and 68%.
  
  
  METHODS
  Complete surgical resection represents the only potentially curative treatment, occasionally achieving long-term survival. LMS of the splenic vein is extremely rare, with only three cases reported in the literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We report a case of primary venous LMS arising from the splenic vein and we briefly review the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Turin. Turin, Italy. mauro.salizzoni@unito.it.
authors.forename: Damiano
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patrono
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Molinaro
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mazza
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salizzoni