29 Oct 2012Case Report
Long-term survival after resection of a primary leiomyosarcoma of the innominate vein. Report of a case.
Giulio Illuminati 1Fabio Miraldi 2Maria Pacilè 1Piero Palumbo 1Francesco Vietri 1
Affiliations
Article Info
1 “F. Durante” Department of Surgery, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
2 Department of Cardiac Surgery
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2012, 1(October), 1-2;
Published: 29 Oct 2012
Copyright (c) 2012 Annali Italiani di Chirurgia
Abstract
Leiomyosarcoma of the innominate vein is a rare but usually lethal disease. We report the case of a 50-year-old woman, undergoing a curative resection of the tumor. She is alive and free of disease at 88-month follow-up. Surgical excision remains the current optimal treatment able to provide a chance of cure.
Keywords
- Late survival
- Venous leiomyosarcoma
