Primary sarcoma of the inferior vena cava: Review of diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes in a case series

International Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 184-190

  Ridwelski, Karsten ^a   Rudolph, Stefan ^a   Meyer, Frank ^a   Buhtz, Peter ^a   Bürger, Thomas ^a   Lippert, Hans ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Mesenchymal tumor; Sarcoma; Treatment; Vena cava

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0035412206     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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