Leiomyosarcoma of the popliteal artery: case report and review of the literature.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Vascular leiomyosarcomas are rare tumors, and only 21 have been described as developing in the systemic arteries. We present a case, the sixth in the literature, of a leiomyosarcoma originating in the popliteal artery of a 67-year-old woman treated with en bloc excision of the neoplasia and the artery followed by a popliteal tibioperoneal trunk bypass. The patient then was underwent adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy. After 31 months of follow-up, the patient has mild claudication but does not have either recurrence or metastasis.
Medical subject headings
- Leiomyosarcoma
- Popliteal Artery
- Vascular Neoplasms