Korean J Radiol.  2013 Apr;14(2):278-282. 10.3348/kjr.2013.14.2.278.

125I Brachytherapy Seeds Implantation for Inoperable Low-Grade Leiomyosarcoma of Inferior Vena Cava

• Li Y
• Wang Y
• Liu B
• Li Z
• Wang W

• KMID: 1482787
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2013.14.2.278

Abstract

A 60-year-old female presented with abdominal pain and tenderness of five-day duration. Contrast enhanced CT showed a mass of 9 x 6 x 5.5 cm in size with almost complete obliteration of the inferior vena cava and massive extension to the extravascular space. CT-guided biopsy demonstrated a low-grade leiomyosarcoma. The patient underwent 125Iodine seeds implantation in two sessions, and another balloon cavoplasty. Abdominal pain and tenderness gradually improved and the patient continues to remain as disease free state for three years after the procedures.

Keyword

Leiomyosarcoma; Inferior vena cava; Brachytherapy; Cavoplasty

MeSH Terms

Brachytherapy/*methods
Contrast Media/diagnostic use
Female
Humans
Iodine Radioisotopes/therapeutic use
Leiomyosarcoma/radiography/*radiotherapy
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vascular Neoplasms/radiography/*radiotherapy
*Vena Cava, Inferior
Contrast Media
Iodine Radioisotopes