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. C...

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Main Authors: Junji Ueda, Hiroshi Yoshida, Yasuhiro Mamada, Nobuhiko Taniai, Masato Yoshioka, Youichi Kawano, Yoshiaki Mizuguchi, Tetsuya Shimizu, Hideyuki Takata, Eiji Uchida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/235698
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