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31.05.2019 | Case Report
Leiomyosarcoma of the Right Ovarian Vein: a Case Report with Multimodality Management and Long-Term Follow-Up
verfasst von:
Virendra Rajpurohit, Pooja Mehta, Nirupama Kothari, Sanjay Nathani
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Ausgabe 3/2019
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Excerpt
Leiomyosarcoma is a malignant tumor arising from smooth muscle cells in the alimentary tract, retroperitoneum, genitourinary system, or soft tissue. Primary leiomyosarcoma of vascular origin is a rare tumor and comprises less than 2% of all leiomyosarcomas [
1]. The inferior vena cava is the most commonly affected vessel followed by the large central veins and then the long saphenous vein [
1,
2]. Leiomyosarcomas arising from the ovarian veins are extremely rare. Only a few sporadic cases have been described in previous studies with the development of hepatic metastasis in one case report [
2‐
6]. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report in English literature of a retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma arising from the ovarian vein with interval development of skeletal and adrenal metastases. The radiological images, as well as pathological findings, are illustrated. …
