LEIOMYOSARCOMA OF THE SPLENIC VEIN: RARE ENTITY IN UNCOMMON LOCATION
Dr. Sunila Jaggi, Dr. Sonali Shah, Dr. Inder Talwar, Dr. Nirav Thaker, *Dr. Piyush Gupta and Dr. Punit Mahajan
ABSTRACT
Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a malignant smooth muscle tumour with those arising from the vascular smooth muscle being quite uncommon. Primary leiomyosarcoma of splenic vein is exceedingly rare and has unpredictable clinical course with complete surgical resection representing the only potentially curative treatment. We report a case of primary splenic vein LMS adjoining the splenic hilum in a 55-year old male who presented with complaints of left sided abdominal pain.
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