Review of vascular leiomyosarcoma and report of a case localized to the greater saphenous vein of the ankle.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Smooth muscle sarcomas involving blood vessels, leiomyosarcomas, are rare, making up less than 2% of all leiomyosarcomas. Leiomyosarcoma of the saphenous vein is even more uncommon, with nearly all cases reported occurring in the thigh. This article reviews leiomyosarcoma of blood vessels and reports on a 62-year-old woman with an extremely rare case of a leiomyosarcoma of the distal portion of the greater saphenous at the ankle.
Medical subject headings
- Ankle
- Leiomyosarcoma
- Saphenous Vein
- Smooth Muscle Tumor
- Vascular Neoplasms
Anatomy
- ankle