title: Leiomyosarcoma of great saphenous vein localised to the calf.
abstract: We present the case of a 76-year-old man with a 2-month history of mildly tender swelling in the right calf for which he had an initial excision and then a wide local excision followed by a split skin graft because the initial histopathology confirmed that there was a Grade I leiomyosarcoma of great saphenous vein. A simple lump in the lower limb could be a malignant vascular tumour and should always be considered in the list of differential diagnosis of a lump in the lower limb.
authors: Department of Vascular Surgery, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Wah Wah
authors: WW
authors: Lin
authors: Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Serkan
authors: S
authors: Erkan
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Richard Carey
authors: RC
authors: Smith
authors: Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Kishore
authors: K
authors: Sieunarine
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery