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Contrast‐enhanced ultrasonography of intraluminal inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Wu Xiaobei,
Zhou Pingping,
Li Kaiyan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22820
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior vena cava , leiomyosarcoma , radiology , ultrasonography , contrast (vision) , lesion , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science
Primary leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a rare and fatal disease. Imaging is the main diagnostic method. CT and MRI images of IVC leiomyosarcoma have been published, but ultrasonographic features have been scarcely described, especially with contrast‐enhancement. We report the case of a patient in whom ultrasonography incidentally revealed a mass in the IVC. Contrast‐enhanced ultrasonography showed heterogeneous enhancement in the arterial phase with some irregular non‐enhanced areas, and mild clearance in the venous phase. The location and nature of the lesion as shown by ultrasonography were confirmed by CT and MRI.