Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Adrenal Gland
| Autor: | Boudewijn van Etten, Marc G. A. van Ijken, Wolter J. Mooi, Matthijs Oudkerk, Albertus N. van Geel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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| Zdroj: | Sarcoma, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 95-99 (2001) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1357-714X 1369-1643 1357714X |
| DOI: | 10.1155/S1357714X01000184 |
| Popis: | We report a rare case of a primary leiomyosarcoma of the adrenal gland. A 73-year-old woman presented with an inferior vena cava syndrome. MR imaging was suggestive of a large tumour originating from the right adrenal gland. Angiography revealed a tumour vascularised by the right adrenal artery. At explorative laparotomy a tumour of 27 cm in diameter was found which was completely fixed to the liver; the tumour was therefore considered unresectable. As a consequence of the mechanical problems caused by this large tumour, the patient died 3 weeks after the operation. Autopsy revealed no distant metastases or other primary tumour site. |
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