Imaging of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: comparison of 2 cases and review of the literature

Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava is a rare tumour arising from the smooth muscle fibres of the media with a mean size at diagnosis generally around 12 cm (range 2–38 cm). This study compares a 4-cm leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava discovered incidentally with a symptomatic late stage...

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Autores principales: Sessa, Barbara, Iannicelli, Elsa, Caterino, Salvatore, D’Angelo, Francesco, Milione, Massimo, Ziparo, Vincenzo, David, Vincenzo
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Publicado: e-Med 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20233678
http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2010.0009
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author Sessa, Barbara
Iannicelli, Elsa
Caterino, Salvatore
D’Angelo, Francesco
Milione, Massimo
Ziparo, Vincenzo
David, Vincenzo
author_facet Sessa, Barbara
Iannicelli, Elsa
Caterino, Salvatore
D’Angelo, Francesco
Milione, Massimo
Ziparo, Vincenzo
David, Vincenzo
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description Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava is a rare tumour arising from the smooth muscle fibres of the media with a mean size at diagnosis generally around 12 cm (range 2–38 cm). This study compares a 4-cm leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava discovered incidentally with a symptomatic late stage leiomyosarcoma.
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spelling pubmed-28421812012-03-16 Imaging of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: comparison of 2 cases and review of the literature Sessa, Barbara Iannicelli, Elsa Caterino, Salvatore D’Angelo, Francesco Milione, Massimo Ziparo, Vincenzo David, Vincenzo Cancer Imaging Case Report Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava is a rare tumour arising from the smooth muscle fibres of the media with a mean size at diagnosis generally around 12 cm (range 2–38 cm). This study compares a 4-cm leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava discovered incidentally with a symptomatic late stage leiomyosarcoma. e-Med 2010-03-16 /pmc/articles/PMC2842181/ /pubmed/20233678 http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2010.0009 Text en © 2010 International Cancer Imaging Society
spellingShingle Case Report
Sessa, Barbara
Iannicelli, Elsa
Caterino, Salvatore
D’Angelo, Francesco
Milione, Massimo
Ziparo, Vincenzo
David, Vincenzo
Imaging of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: comparison of 2 cases and review of the literature
title Imaging of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: comparison of 2 cases and review of the literature
title_full Imaging of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: comparison of 2 cases and review of the literature
title_fullStr Imaging of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: comparison of 2 cases and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Imaging of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: comparison of 2 cases and review of the literature
title_short Imaging of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: comparison of 2 cases and review of the literature
title_sort imaging of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: comparison of 2 cases and review of the literature
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20233678
http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2010.0009
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