Venous Stent Placement for Malignant Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Liposarcoma

Shunya Shiohira; Toshihiko Sugiura; Hideki Ikeda; Shunichiro Iwasawa; Yuto Akimoto; Hajime Kasai; Kohei Shikano; Aoi Hino; Atsushi Saiga; Jun Koizumi; Yasuo Sekine; Takuji Suzuki

doi:10.12659/AJCR.938311

11 January 2023 : Case report Japan

Venous Stent Placement for Malignant Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Liposarcoma

Unusual setting of medical care, Rare disease

Shunya Shiohira^1ABCDEF, Toshihiko Sugiura^2ABCDEF, Hideki Ikeda^2BCDE, Shunichiro Iwasawa^3ABCDE, Yuto Akimoto^2BCD, Hajime Kasai^2ABCDEF*, Kohei Shikano^2BCD, Aoi Hino^2BCDE, Atsushi Saiga

^4BCD, Jun Koizumi^4BCDE, Yasuo Sekine^5BD, Takuji Suzuki^2BCDE

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938311

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e938311

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Figure 2. On admission, a CT of the thoracic to thigh showed a large tumor occupying the right thorax and extending into the upper part of the liver. The tumor had compressed the inferior vena cava and narrowed its lumen (arrows). Marked subcutaneous tissue edema was observed from the abdomen to both lower extremities (dotted arrows). (A) Coronal section; (B) Sagittal section; (C) Transverse section.

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Venous Stent Placement for Malignant Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Liposarcoma

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