Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Adrenal Gland

We report a rare case of a primary leiomyosarcoma of the adrenal gland. A 73-year-old woman presented with an inferior vena cava syndrome. MR imaging was suggestive of a large tumour originating from the right adrenal gland. Angiography revealed a tumour vascularised by the right adrenal artery. At...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Etten, Boudewijn van, van Ijken, Marc G. A., Mooi, Wolter J., Oudkerk, Matthijs, van Geel, Albertus N.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2001
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2395456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18521310
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1357714X01000184
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Sumario:We report a rare case of a primary leiomyosarcoma of the adrenal gland. A 73-year-old woman presented with an inferior vena cava syndrome. MR imaging was suggestive of a large tumour originating from the right adrenal gland. Angiography revealed a tumour vascularised by the right adrenal artery. At explorative laparotomy a tumour of 27 cm in diameter was found which was completely fixed to the liver; the tumour was therefore considered unresectable. As a consequence of the mechanical problems caused by this large tumour, the patient died 3 weeks after the operation. Autopsy revealed no distant metastases or other primary tumour site.

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