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Adrenal leiomyosarcoma extending into the right atrium
Author(s) -
MATSUI YOSHIYUKI,
FUJIKAWA KEITA,
OKA HIROYA,
FUKUZAWA SHIGEKI,
TAKEUCHI HIDEO
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2002.00413.x
Subject(s) - medicine , leiomyosarcoma , right atrium , inferior vena cava , adrenal gland , vena cava , atrium (architecture) , sarcoma , anatomy , radiology , pathology , surgery , atrial fibrillation
Primary soft tissue sarcoma of the adrenal gland is very rare and aggressive. In right adrenal tumors, because of direct venous drainage into inferior vena cava, the tumor may invade the vena caval wall toward the right atrium. We present a case of adrenal leiomyosarcoma extending into the right atrium.