Aijun Li
Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, the Second Military Medical University,
225 Changhai Road, Shanghai
China
Case Report
Difficulty in Diagnosis of Leiomyosarcoma of Infrahepatic Inferior Vena Cava
Author(s): Aijun Li, Teng Zhao, Lei Yin, Xiaoyu Yang and Mengchao Wu
Aijun Li, Teng Zhao, Lei Yin, Xiaoyu Yang and Mengchao Wu
Background: Leiomyosarcomas of inferior vena cava (IVC) are rare tumors that mostly are proposed as a primary malignancy of the IVC. The optimal treatment is completely resects the malignant lesion with preservation of venous return. According to the treated experience of one patient in our hospital, we present our opinions as below.
Methods and Results: A 61-year-old woman underwent successful surgical treatment for a leiomyosarcoma with the method of infrahepatic inferior vena cava (IVC). A large tumor that was demonstrated in the Spiegel lobe liver with IVC tumor thrombus was imagined by tomography and magnetic resonance. The tumor was found from IVC, which was performed by suprahepatic and infrahepatic IVC occlusion with Satinskys clamp in the operation. The patient underwent a combined operation which is en bloc resection of the IVC tum.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0889.1000180