Case report: Surgical resection of a retro-hepatic leiomyosarcoma involving atrial reconstruction, cardiopulmonary bypass, ex vivo tumor resection, and liver re-implantation

IntroductionLeiomyosarcomas (LMS) involving the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a clinically rare entity, accounting for approximately 0.5% of all adult sarcomas.Case presentationA 67-year-old male presented to the emergency department with mild back and lower abdominal pain. During the workup, a comput...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Surgery
Main Authors:	Neel K. Sharma, Uchenna Okakpu, Jeevan Murthy, Lawrence M. Wei, Roberto Lopez-Solis, Carl Schmidt, Vinay Badhwar, J. Wallis Marsh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Subjects:	ex vivo repair en-bloc resection inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma retroperitoneum right atrial anastomosis
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.1037312/full