Leiomyoma of the Greater Saphenous Vein Mimicking Inguinal Lymphadenopathy
Author(s) -
Dionysios Dellaportas,
Thomas Kotsis,
Eleni Carvounis,
Lazaros Samanides
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
case reports in surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6900
pISSN - 2090-6919
DOI - 10.1155/2013/237391
Subject(s) - medicine , groin , surgery , great saphenous vein , presentation (obstetrics) , leiomyoma , surgical excision , radiology , physical examination , pathological , ultrasound , histopathological examination , vein , pathology
. Leiomyoma is a benign vascular tumor affecting the greater saphenous vein rarely. Proper histopathological examination sets the diagnosis after complete and wide surgical excision along with a normal portion of the GSV. Case Presentation . A 36-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of a dull ache on her right groin for the last three months, along with a palpable mass on the mentioned area. An ultrasound (U/S) scan revealed a solid mass measuring 3 × 2 cm. After wide surgical excision, pathological examination revealed a leiomyoma of the GSV. Discussion . Benign and mostly malignant tumors arising from the GSV are reported in the literature before. Diagnostic modalities and clinical examination cannot set a correct diagnosis preoperatively due to no specific characteristics of these tumors. Possible sarcomatous behaviour has to be kept in mind when treating tumors arising from a vessel wall and wide surgical excision as negative margins should be attempted.
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