title: Rare primary leiomyosarcoma of the internal jugular vein with cervical extravascular extension.
abstract: Leiomysarcoma of intravascular origin is a rare malignant tumour of the soft tissue. We present what is, to our knowledge, the first example of one that has arisen from the wall of the internal jugular vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, Univeristy Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain. Electronic address: manumorenosanchez@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moreno-Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, Univeristy Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González-García
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, Univeristy Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moreno-García
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathological Anatomy. University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Toro
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Monje
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Leiomyosarcoma; cervical mass; internal jugular vein