EJVES Extra
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 31-32 , September 2007

A Rare Tumour at an Unusual Site; 6 Year Survival Following Multiple Liver Resections for Metastatic Leiomyosarcoma of the Superior Mesenteric Vein

  • P.W. Moxey
    • ,
  • A.G. Heriot
    • ,
  • N.D. Karanjia

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. N. D. Karanjia, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK.

,Accepted 2 May 2007.

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PII: S1533-3167(07)00024-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2007.05.002

EJVES Extra
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 31-32 , September 2007

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