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Case Reports
. 1991 Dec;6(4):372-5.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.1991.6.4.372.

Leiomyosarcoma arising in the great saphenous vein--a case report

K Y Song  1 , Y W Jang, M K Kim, G Y Lee, R H Sung
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Case Reports

Leiomyosarcoma arising in the great saphenous vein--a case report

K Y Song et al. J Korean Med Sci. 1991 Dec.

Abstract

Though leiomyosarcoma usually occurs in the gastrointestinal tract and uterus, it rarely occurs in the wall of large veins and arteries. We present a case of primary leiomyosarcoma arising in the great saphenous vein of the left inner thigh and spreading for some extent along the vein in a 54 year old female. Diagnosis was confirmed by desmin stain and electron microscopy. Postoperative course was fine. This is the first report of this in Korean literature.

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