Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: a case report

The authors report a case of a 48 year-old female patient with moderate abdominal pain and bulging in the abdomen. Physical examination demonstrated the presence of a palpable abdominal mass. Computed tomography showed a heterogeneously enhancing retroperitoneal mass in close contact with the inferi...

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Autores principales: Nascif, Rafael Lemos, Antón, Ana Graziela Santana, Fernandes, Gabriel Lacerda, Dantas, George Caldas, Gomes, Vinícius de Araújo, Natal, Marcelo Ricardo Canuto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2014
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4341372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25741123
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2013.1902
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Sumario:The authors report a case of a 48 year-old female patient with moderate abdominal pain and bulging in the abdomen. Physical examination demonstrated the presence of a palpable abdominal mass. Computed tomography showed a heterogeneously enhancing retroperitoneal mass in close contact with the inferior vena cava. En bloc resection of the mass and of the attached vena cava segment was performed. Histological analysis revealed leiomyosarcoma.

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