Leiomyosarcoma of inferior vena cava complicated by Budd-Chiari syndrome and disseminated intravascular coagulation

Intracardiac extension of the inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma with Budd-Chiari syndrome presentation: a case report.

INTRODUCTION Leiomyosarcomas of the inferior vena cava are rare malignant tumors. A limited number of these cases have been described so far. Only few of them have intracardiac propagation and surgery is rarely undertaken for their treatment. CASE OUTLINE We present a 52-year-old female patient in whom leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava with intracardiac propagation was diagnosed. The p...

Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: a case report and review of the literature

Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava is reported with increasing frequency but remains a rare lesion. In this article we report one case and review 69 cases. The disease affects mainly women approximately 50 years of age. The symptoms vary according to the location of the tumor; Budd-Chiari syndrome and leg edema occur in the more centrally located tumors and abdominal pain and swelling are...

Hepatic vein anchor-wire technique to prevent stent migration during inferior vena cava stenting for Budd-Chiari syndrome.

Inferior vena cava (IVC) stenting in patients suffering from Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is sometimes complicated by stent migration or misplacement. Here, we describe a novel stent anchoring technique to prevent this complication while using balloon-mounted Palmaz stent for angioplasty of short-segment stenosis in the IVC.

A case of inferior vena cava obstruction associated with Budd-Chiari syndrome.

Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava in a patient with Budd-Chiari syndrome.

A 65-year-old man with no history of cardiovascular disease was admitted because of abdominal pain, nausea and lower limb edema. At clinical examination he presented hepatomegaly, ascites and laboratory evidence of liver failure. The echocardiogram (Figure 1A) showed preserved biventricular function, but a large irregular mass was visible in the right atrium (arrow; Supplementary data, Movie 1 ...