Key result
En bloc resection with bovine mesenteric vein grafts successfully treats rare popliteal vein leiomyosarcoma.
Case Report (n=1)
Reports a rare case of popliteal vein leiomyosarcoma treated with en bloc resection and bovine mesenteric vein interposition grafts.
Supports feasibility of bovine mesenteric vein grafts in rare popliteal vein leiomyosarcoma; leaves open optimal reconstruction strategy pending larger series.
Primary vascular leiomyosarcomas are rare tumors arising from smooth muscle cells of the vessel walls and they involve the extremities in about one third of reported cases. Leiomyosarcomas of the popliteal vein are even more seldom. We report a case of a 68-year-old woman who has been treated for a popliteal vein leiomyosarcoma with en bloc resection and bovine mesenteric vein interposition grafts to restore continuity.
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Karamoshos et al. (2005) conducted a case report in Popliteal vein leiomyosarcoma (n=1). En bloc resection and bovine mesenteric vein interposition grafts was evaluated. En bloc resection and bovine mesenteric vein interposition grafts were successfully used to treat a 68-year-old woman with a rare popliteal vein leiomyosarcoma.
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