RESECTION OF THE AORTA FOR LEIOMYOSARCOMA OF THE INFERIOR VENA-CAVA

Authors
SOURY P RIVIERE J MELKI J PEILLON C TUBIANA JR METAYER J WATELET J TESTART J
Citation
P. Soury et al., RESECTION OF THE AORTA FOR LEIOMYOSARCOMA OF THE INFERIOR VENA-CAVA, Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 36(6), 1995, pp. 601-603
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System",Surgery
Journal title
Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219509
Volume
36
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
601 - 603
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9509(1995)36:6<601:ROTAFL>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Two cases of infra renal vena cava leiomyosarcoma are reported. Their locoregional extension resulted in a joint resection of the aorta and the vena cava. The follow-up of the two cases is of respectively 34 mo nths and 32 months. We think that large resections are necessary, due to the microscopic characteristics of such tumors in order to try to i mprove the prognosis.