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April 12, 2009

Leiomyosarcoma of the infrarenal portion of the inferior vena cava in a cirrhotic patient with hepatitis C

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Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava is a rare primary tumor. We present a case of a 65-year-old man with the history of cirrhosis; non-specific symptoms. The patient underwent computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging that revealed a leiomyosarcoma of the infrarenal portion of inferior vena cava. Clinical; imaging features, as well as the surgical technique of resection are discussed.

Spiros Delis1 Charikleia Triantopoulou2Email:chatri@mycosmos.gr Andreas Bakoyiannis1 Nikolaos Tassopoulos3 Christos Dervenis1
[1] Liver Surgery Unit, First Surgery Department, Agia Olga Hospital, Athens, Greece ;[2] CT Department, Agia Olga Hospital, Athens, Greece ;[3] Hepatology Unit, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece ;[4] 28th October Street, 9, 15452 P. Psyhiko, Athens, Greece

March 29, 2009

Leiomyosarcoma of the infrarenal portion of the inferior vena cava in a cirrhotic patient with hepatitis C

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Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava is a rare primary tumor. We present a case of a 65-year-old man with the history of cirrhosis; non-specific symptoms. The patient underwent computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging that revealed a leiomyosarcoma of the infrarenal portion of inferior vena cava. Clinical; imaging features, as well as the surgical technique of resection are discussed.

Spiros Delis1 Charikleia Triantopoulou2Email:chatri@mycosmos.gr Andreas Bakoyiannis1 Nikolaos Tassopoulos3 Christos Dervenis1
[1] Liver Surgery Unit, First Surgery Department, Agia Olga Hospital, Athens, Greece ;[2] CT Department, Agia Olga Hospital, Athens, Greece ;[3] Hepatology Unit, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece ;[4] 28th October Street, 9, 15452 P. Psyhiko, Athens, Greece

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