title: Intracardiac extension of the inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma with Budd-Chiari syndrome presentation: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Leiomyosarcomas of the inferior vena cava are rare malignant tumors. A limited number of these cases have been described so far. Only few of them have intracardiac propagation and surgery is rarely undertaken for their treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a 52-year-old female patient in whom leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava with intracardiac propagation was diagnosed. The patient underwent successful surgical treatment with complete removal of the tumor and direct suture of the inferior vena cava. No additional modalities of therapy were undertaken.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgery, without radiation therapy can be a successful option for the treatment of inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma with a good short-term result.
authors.forename: Predrag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matić
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vučurević
authors.forename: Srdjan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Babić
authors.forename: Slobodan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanasković
authors.forename: Branko
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lozuk
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sagić
authors.forename: Djordje
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Radak
mesh_terms: D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior