Dyspnea due to an uncommon vascular tumor: leiomyosarcoma of the infrahepatic vena cava inferior

Dyspnea due to an uncommon vascular tumor: leiomyosarcoma of the infrahepatic vena cava inferior

Abstract Background Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a rare malignancy that originated from the smooth muscle tissue of the vascular wall. Diagnoses, as well as, treatment of the disease are still challenging and to date, a radical surgical resection of the tumor is the only c...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Samra Gafarli, Dorian Igna, Mathias Wagner, Adriana Nistor, Matthias Glanemann, Barbara Stange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Dyspnea
Leiomyosarcoma
Inferior vena cava
Surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00896-9

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00896-9

Similar Items