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Surgical Excision of the Inferior Vena Cava for Primary Leiomyosarcoma—A Case Report

Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, NY

Paul M. Anain

Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, NY

Leiomyosarcomas of the inferior vena cava are rare tumors that have been reported with increased frequency. A case of a sixty-two-year-old woman pre senting with back pain and weight loss is discussed. Treatment with resection of the inferior vena cava below the renal vein has left the patient asymptomatic. The preoperative diagnosis was suspected from the computed tomographic scan of the abdomen. A review of the literature of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava and its presentation is provided.

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 26, No. 2, 155-159 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/153857449202600212


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