title: Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Great Saphenous Vein: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Soft tissue sarcomas are very rare tumors, representing less than 1% of all cancers. Leiomyosarcomas are a rare group of them representing about 6% of soft tissue sarcomas and they involve smooth muscles. Less than 2% of all leiomyosarcomas involves large blood vessels. Leiomyosarcomas of vein tunica media are very rare (1/100,000 malignant cancers) and only 10% of these originate from the great saphenous vein. In this article, we report a clinical case that occurred in our institution and review all the literature available at now.
authors: Department of Oncology, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture, Potenza, Italy. Electronic address: rodolfo.cangiano@crob.it.
authors: Rodolfo
authors: R
authors: Cangiano
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture, Potenza, Italy.
authors: Gianfranco
authors: G
authors: Orlandino
authors: Department of Pathology, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture, Potenza, Italy.
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Patitucci
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture, Potenza, Italy.
authors: Fedele
authors: F
authors: Lembo
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture, Potenza, Italy.
authors: Tommaso
authors: T
authors: Fabrizio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor