Transvenous biopsy of inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma: two case reports

Camden J. MacDowell, PhD; David Berezovsky, MD; Pallavi Kumar, MD; Victoria Kim, MD; Ilya Livshits, MD; Francis Kang, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Mar 2024)

Transvenous biopsy of inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma: two case reports

Camden J. MacDowell, PhD,
David Berezovsky, MD,
Pallavi Kumar, MD,
Victoria Kim, MD,
Ilya Livshits, MD,
Francis Kang, MD

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Camden J. MacDowell, PhD: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; Corresponding author.
David Berezovsky, MD: Department of Radiology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Pallavi Kumar, MD: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Victoria Kim, MD: Department of Radiology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Ilya Livshits, MD: Department of Radiology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Francis Kang, MD: Department of Radiology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 3
pp. 1128 – 1135

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Leiomyosarcomas of the inferior vena cava (IVC) are uncommon malignancies. There is limited research detailing optimal diagnostic and clinical management. Here, we present 2 unique cases of IVC leiomyosarcoma including one in which the mass was partially ruptured through the vessel at initial presentation. We detail radiologic findings, 2 different transvenous approaches for biopsy of these masses, and subsequent oncological management.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/radiology-case-reports/

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