title: Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava with renal metastasis: An unusual case and diagnostic challenge.
abstract: Leiomyosarcomas are exceedingly rare malignant tumours with a very poor prognosis. We present a 78-year-old patient with a small renal and paracaval mass. Surgery included right open partial nephrectomy and resection of the paracaval mass to treat the presumed renal cell carcinoma. Pathology revealed the tumour to be leiomyosarcoma (LMS). This is only the second documented report of an inferior vena cava LMS presenting along with an ipsi-lateral renal mass.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, St. Joseph's Health Care, Western University, London, ON;
authors.forename: Garson
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, St. Boniface Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kroczak
authors.affiliation: Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, St. Boniface Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
authors.forename: Darrel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Drachenberg