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ArticleSurgical case reports2020

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

Samra Gafarli, Dorian Igna, Mathias Wagner, Adriana Nistor, Matthias Glanemann, Barbara Stange

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Article in Surgical case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Inferior vena cava resection for a leiomyosarcoma: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2023
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Samra GafarliDepartment of General-, Visceral-, Vascular- and Pediatric Surgery, Saarland University, Kirrberger Straße 100, D-66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany. samra.gafarli@uks.eu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6512-9564
Dorian IgnaDepartment of General-, Visceral-, Vascular- and Pediatric Surgery, Saarland University, Kirrberger Straße 100, D-66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Mathias WagnerDepartment of Pathology, Saarland University, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Adriana NistorDepartment of Pathology, Saarland University, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Matthias GlanemannDepartment of General-, Visceral-, Vascular- and Pediatric Surgery, Saarland University, Kirrberger Straße 100, D-66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Barbara StangeDepartment of General-, Visceral-, Vascular- and Pediatric Surgery, Saarland University, Kirrberger Straße 100, D-66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Saarland University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLeiomyosarcoma (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 curative approach. CASE REPORT: We report on the case of a 49-year old male patient who presented with suddenly experienced dyspnea. Besides bilateral pulmonary arterial embolism, a lesion close to the head of the pancreas was found using CT scan, infiltrating the infrahepatic IVC. Percutaneous ultrasound-guided biopsy revealed a low-grade LMS. Intraoperatively, a tumor of the IVC was observed without infiltration of surrounding organs or distant metastases. Consequently, the tumor was removed successfully, by en-bloc resection including prosthetic graft placement of the IVC. Histological workup revealed a completely resected (R0) moderately differentiated LMS of the IVC.

conclusionLMS of the infrahepatic IVC is an uncommon tumor, which may present with dyspnea as its first clinical sign. Patients benefit from radical tumor resection. However, due to the poor prognosis of vascular LMS, a careful follow-up is mandatory.

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DyspneaInferior vena cavaLeiomyosarcomaSurgery

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