EJVES Extra
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 19-21 , August 2007

Leiomyosarcoma of the Infrarenal Inferior Vena Cava: Management in Three Cases and a Review of the Literature

  • M. Davins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant PPauAu, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Meritxell Davins, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
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  • V. Artigas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant PPauAu, Barcelona, Spain
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  • A. López-Pousa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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  • S. Vela

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant PPauAu, Barcelona, Spain
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  • J. Latorre

      Affiliations

    • Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant PPauAu, Barcelona, Spain
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  • J.R. Escudero

      Affiliations

    • Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant PPauAu, Barcelona, Spain

,Accepted 27 April 2007.

References 

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  6. Hardwigsen J, Balandraud P, Ananian P, Saïsse J, Le Treut YP. Leiomyosarcoma of the retrohepatic portion of inferior vein cava: clinical presentation and surgical management in five patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2005;200:57–63

PII: S1533-3167(07)00020-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2007.04.002

EJVES Extra
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 19-21 , August 2007

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