Medknow Publications on behalf of Association of Surgeons of India
Abstract
Leiomyosarcoma of inferior vena cava is a rare soft tissue sarcoma
presenting with vague abdominal pain. Complete surgical resection with
clear surgical margin plays a central therapeutic role. The effect of
chemotherapy and radiation therapy is controversial. We reported a
female patient with invasion both renal veins by this disease. It was
surgically excised and replaced with graft and right renal vein was
anastomosed to graft without any complications. Histopathological
examination of the specimen grade II leiomyosarcoma arising from the
vena cava. She is alive at 36th month