A case of leiomyosarcoma originating from the azygos vein.
azygos vein
complete resection
leiomyosarcoma
Journal
Thoracic cancer
ISSN: 1759-7714
Titre abrégé: Thorac Cancer
Pays: Singapore
ID NLM: 101531441
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 Oct 2024
08 Oct 2024
Historique:
revised:
18
09
2024
received:
29
05
2024
accepted:
26
09
2024
medline:
8
10
2024
pubmed:
8
10
2024
entrez:
8
10
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Leiomyosarcoma is a soft-tissue sarcoma that accounts for less than 1% of all malignant tumors. Furthermore, leiomyosarcoma accounts for 6% of all soft tissue sarcomas, and leiomyosarcoma of azygos vein origin is extremely rare. In this report, we describe a case of leiomyosarcoma derived from an azygos vein that was completely resected. A 78-year-old male patient was incidentally found to have a mediastinal mass during a computed tomography (CT) scan performed for the evaluation of prostate cancer. Bronchoscopic needle biopsy revealed the mass to be a leiomyosarcoma. Preoperative contrast-enhanced CT demonstrated a filling defect in the azygos vein, suggesting the tumor's origin from this structure. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was performed to resect the mediastinal tumor. The tumor was found to have minimal adhesions to surrounding tissues and no evidence of local invasion, although findings suggested it originated from the azygos vein. Consequently, en bloc resection of the azygos vein was performed. Postoperative histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma originating from the azygos vein, and complete resection was performed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39377523
doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.15467
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Author(s). Thoracic Cancer published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
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