Abdominal Imaging

, Volume 20, Issue 1, pp 64–67 | Cite as

Venous invasion in renal vein leiomyosarcoma: case report and review of the literature

  • M. Lipton
  • S. Sprayregen
  • R. Kutcher
  • A. Frost
Article

Abstract

Tumors arising from veins are rare, usually present with nonspecific clinical and imaging findings and almost universally show histology of leiomyosarcoma. This twentieth reported case of primary renal vein leiomyosarcoma demonstrates invasion of the renal vein with endoluminal propagation of tumor into the infrahepatic inferior vena cava (IVC), an unreported manifestation. The combination of CT, ultrasound, and angiographic studies allowed differentiation from renal cell carcinoma by suggesting a tumor arising from the renal vein.

Key words

Renal vein Leiomysarcoma Computed tomography Ultrasound Angiography 

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© Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1995

Authors and Affiliations

  • M. Lipton
    • 1
  • S. Sprayregen
    • 1
  • R. Kutcher
    • 1
  • A. Frost
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of RadiologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical CenterBronxUSA

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