Symplastic leiomyoma in the suprarenal inferior vena cava

Kahveci V., Ogur T., Cipe G., Ozdemir S., Hazinedaroglu S. M.

Iranian Journal of Radiology, vol.10, no.1, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.5812/iranjradiol.90002
  • Journal Name: Iranian Journal of Radiology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Inferior, Leiomyoma, Ultrasonography, Vena cava
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Leiomyomas are benign tumors of the soft tissue and may develop in any location where smooth muscle is present. Leiomyoma in the inferior vena cava is a rarely seen pathology, and symplastic leiomyoma is also a rare histological variant of leiomyoma. In this case, we present a rare histological variant of symplastic leiomyoma in the inferior vena cava (IVC). This is the first radiologically reported case of a symplastic leiomyoma of the IVC.