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ArticleClinical nuclear medicine2026

Vascular Leiomyosarcoma Masquerading as Chronic Deep Venous Thrombosis.

Isabella Phillips, Jason Chen, Mohammed Milhem, Paul DiCamillo, Janet Pollard

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Article in Clinical nuclear medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Isabella PhillipsDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.ORCID 0009-0006-9387-2650
Jason ChenDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
Mohammed MilhemDepartment of Internal Medicine, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa Health Care.
Paul DiCamilloDepartment of Radiology, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA.
Janet PollardDepartment of Radiology, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 78-year-old man with a history of DVT on apixaban presented with bilateral leg pain and dyspnea. Chest CTA ruled out pulmonary embolism but revealed bilateral pulmonary nodules. Biopsy identified a spindle cell neoplasm. 18 F-FDG PET and duplex ultrasound imaging revealed intensely FDG-avid, intraluminal masses in the right femoral and popliteal veins. MRI confirmed lesions with peripheral enhancement. Biopsy of one of the femoral vein masses showed a high-grade spindle cell neoplasm positive for SMSA and desmin, consistent with leiomyosarcoma. This rare vascular tumor mimicked DVT, highlighting the importance of multimodal imaging and biopsy in diagnosing intravascular malignancies with metastatic potential.

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LeiomyosarcomaVascular NeoplasmsVenous ThrombosisAgedChronic DiseaseDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePositron-Emission Tomographyintravascularleiomyosarcomametastasis

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PMID41380714
PMCPMC12771981

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