Aggressive Resection for a Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Vena Cava Masquerading as a Pancreatic Head Tumor

Smooth muscle is a normal component of the inferior vena cava (IVC) wall. Although uncommon, the smooth muscle component may undergo neoplastic change. Benign neoplasms are termed leiomyomas, and when there is a malignant change, the nomenclature is changed to an IVC leiomyosarcoma. Leiomyosarcomas...

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Autores principales: Cawich, Shamir O, Harnanan, Dave, Coye, Adrian, Johnson, Lisa J, Sanchez, Hugh E, Nicholas, Tracey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10627094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37936996
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46634

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