Surgical Resection of a Leiomyosarcoma of the Inferior Vena Cava Mimicking Hepatic Tumor

Surgical Resection of a Leiomyosarcoma of the Inferior Vena Cava Mimicking Hepatic Tumor

Introduction. Leiomyosarcomas of vascular origin are particularly rare tumors occurring mainly in the inferior vena cava (IVC). They are malignant, slow-growing tumors with a poor prognosis. This paper reports on a rare case of surgical resection of an IVC leiomyosarcoma mimicking a hepatic tumor....

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Main Authors: Ueda, Junji, Yoshida, Hiroshi, Mamada, Yasuhiro, Taniai, Nobuhiko, Yoshioka, Masato, Kawano, Youichi, Mizuguchi, Yoshiaki, Shimizu, Tetsuya, Takata, Hideyuki, Uchida, Eiji
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3590509/

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