Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2013 Oct;46(5):373-376. 10.5090/kjtcs.2013.46.5.373.
Surgical Treatment for an Invasive Leiomyosarcoma of the Inferior Vena Cava
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea. cabg@korea.com
- KMID: 1497989
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2013.46.5.373
Abstract
- A 49-year-old woman presented with right lumbar pain and edema in both legs. Computed tomography showed a large low attenuated mass around and in the S7 segment of the liver involving the right kidney and multiple enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes. There were multiple variably sized discrete nodules in both lungs. Cavography showed subtotal occlusion of the inferior vena cava (IVC). She was successfully treated by wide resection and IVC reconstruction with partial cardiopulmonary bypass and metastasectomy.
