Open AccessVascular leiomyosarcoma of the femoral vein: an unusual cause of a femoral triangle mass
Author(s) -
Neegam Narayanen,
Deirdre O’Hanlon,
Michael Murphy,
Noel O’Brien
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2018-225967
Subject(s) - medicine , femoral vein , leiomyosarcoma , femoral artery , radiology , femoral hernia , differential diagnosis , surgery , abscess , hernia , pathology , inguinal hernia
Lumps in the femoral triangle are common. The differential diagnosis includes lymphadenopathy and femoral hernias. Rarer causes of lumps are saphena varix, femoral artery aneurysm or a psoas abscess. We present a leiomyosarcoma of the femoral vein that presented as a femoral triangle mass.