Kim SH, Kwon HJ, Cho JH, Lee SW, Rha SH, Choi J, Nam KJ. Atypical radiological features of a leiomyosarcoma that arose from the ovarian vein and mimicked a vascular tumour.
Br J Radiol 2010;
83:e95-7. [PMID:
20418463 DOI:
10.1259/bjr/50917539]
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Abstract
Leiomyosarcomas of the ovarian vein are extremely rare tumours. Most tumours are hypervascular and typically have a large avascular centre of necrosis. We experienced a case of a retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma that arose from the ovarian vein with marked vascular proliferation and dilatation within the tumour. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of a retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma with an atypical vascular structure in the clinical literature.
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