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Banked Vena Caval Homograft Replacement of the Inferior Vena Cava for Primary Leiomyocsarcoma

Authors :
Jae Sung Choi
Suk Ho Sohn
Se Jin Oh
Hyeon Jong Moon
Yong Won Sung
Jae Hong Lim
Source :
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2014.

Abstract

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a rare malignant tumor. Herein, we report the case of a 52-year-old male patient who had postprandial abdominal distension and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. The abdominal computed tomography (CT) angiogram showed an IVC mass extending from the infrahepatic to the suprarenal inferior vena cava. The radiologic findings were suggestive of an IVC leiomyosarcoma. Surgical resection and reconstruction with a cryopreserved homograft were performed. The follow-up abdominal CT angiogram revealed the patient to be disease-free 6 months after surgery with patency of the IVC and renal vein.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20936516 and 2233601X
Volume :
47
Issue :
5
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....027736fdfb74d787e744ccb3f13ed60d