Primary adrenal leiomyosarcoma with inferior vena cava extension in a 70-year-old man

Primary adrenal leiomyosarcoma, a malignant soft tissue tumour originating from the smooth muscle of the inferior vena cava and adrenal vein, is rarely described in the literature. Cases are often diagnosed at an advanced stage as the tumour is not hormone-producing. We describe a 70-year-old man wh...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2019-03, Vol.12 (3), p.e227670
Hauptverfasser: Doppalapudi, Sai K, Shah, Tejash, Fitzhugh, Valerie A, Bargman, Vladislav
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Zusammenfassung:Primary adrenal leiomyosarcoma, a malignant soft tissue tumour originating from the smooth muscle of the inferior vena cava and adrenal vein, is rarely described in the literature. Cases are often diagnosed at an advanced stage as the tumour is not hormone-producing. We describe a 70-year-old man who presented with lower extremity swelling and abdominal varices and was subsequently found to have a large adrenal mass on imaging. Our case is among the few reported primary adrenal leiomyosarcomas in which a CT-guided biopsy was used to aid in diagnosis.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2018-227670