Successful Right Hepatectomy for Recurrent Liver Tumor Originating from an Inferior Vena Cava Leiomyosarcoma: A Follow-Up Case Report

Atsushi Nanashima; Hiroki Takamori; Naoya Imamura; Koji Furukawa; Masahide Hiyoshi; Takeomi Hamada; Koichi Yano; Yuuki Tsuchimochi; Toshiyuki Kamoto

doi:10.12659/AJCR.938009

27 October 2022 : Case report Japan

Successful Right Hepatectomy for Recurrent Liver Tumor Originating from an Inferior Vena Cava Leiomyosarcoma: A Follow-Up Case Report

Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Rare disease

Atsushi Nanashima^1ABDEF*, Hiroki Takamori^2BE, Naoya Imamura^1B, Koji Furukawa^3F, Masahide Hiyoshi^1D, Takeomi Hamada^1D, Koichi Yano^1BD, Yuuki Tsuchimochi^1B, Toshiyuki Kamoto^2EG

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938009

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938009

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Figure 2. Image findings of tumor recurrence at 31 months after the first operation. (A) Axial and (B) coronal views of enhanced computed tomography images in the venous phase show a solitary, low-density, mass lesion 2.5 cm in size that was observed in the liver parenchyma adjacent to the right hepatic vein, middle hepatic vein, and the stump of the vena cava (black arrow). (C) Gadoxetate sodium-enhanced magnetic resonance image shows a partially hypervascular liver mass in the arterial phase (black arrow). (D) Positron emission tomography shows an accumulation of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in the tumor lesion.

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Successful Right Hepatectomy for Recurrent Liver Tumor Originating from an Inferior Vena Cava Leiomyosarcoma: A Follow-Up Case Report

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