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Case Reports
. 2005 Jun;48(3):252-3.

Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava

Sarah Jenkins  1 , Geoffrey B Marshall, Robin Gray
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Case Reports

Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava

Sarah Jenkins et al. Can J Surg. 2005 Jun.
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FIG. 2. Contrast-enhanced axial CT mage from the same study further cephalad shows a large heterogeneously enhancing mass within the left hepatic lobe representing a hepatic metastasis (white arrow). The IVC at this level is occluded by a large low attenuating thrombus (black arrow), which extends into the right atrium (not shown).
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FIG. 1. Contrast-enhanced axial CT image demonstrates a predominantly low attenuating mass occupying the inferior vena cava (IVC) (black arrow) and extending to involve the right adrenal gland consistent with a leiomyosarcoma.
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