Pararenal vena cava leiomyosarcoma versus leiomyomatosis: Difficult diagnosis
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Pararenal leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava.
A complete surgical resection is the only proven therapeutic modality that prolongs the survival in patients with leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava (IVC). Reconstruction of the IVC is not always necessary but is often required to facilitate venous drainage of the kidney for the tumors at the pararenal area of the IVC. Controversy exists in postoperative adjuvant therapy. Recently, we exp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.129636