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Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Adrenal Gland
We report a rare case of a primary leiomyosarcoma of the adrenal gland. A 73-year-old woman presented with an inferior
vena cava syndrome. MR imaging was suggestive of a large tumour originating from the right adrenal gland. Angiography
revealed a tumour vascularised by the right adrenal artery. At explorative laparotomy a tumour of 27 cm in diameter was
found which was completely fixed to the liver; the tumour was therefore considered unresectable. As a consequence of the
mechanical problems caused by this large tumour, the patient died 3 weeks after the operation. Autopsy revealed no distant
metastases or other primary tumour site