Case report highlighting the rare presentation of inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma complicated by Budd-Chiari syndrome and disseminated intravascular coagulation.
Alerts clinicians to rare IVC leiomyosarcoma in atypical Budd-Chiari cases; leaves open optimal management strategies.
Leiomyosarcoma of inferior vena cava is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumor of the venous system that typically occurs in adulthood. Correct and early recognition of leiomyosarcoma is very important, because a complete resection of the tumor (with occasionally chemio-or radiotherapy) can lead to prolonged survival. We report a case of a 54-year-old man suffering from the leiomyosarcoma of inferior vena cava with infiltration of retroperitoneum and right adrenal gland.
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