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. 2001 Jun;5(2):95–99. doi: 10.1155/S1357714X01000184

Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Adrenal Gland

Boudewijn van Etten 1, Marc G A van Ijken 1, Wolter J Mooi 3, Matthijs Oudkerk 2, Albertus N van Geel 1,4,✉
PMCID: PMC2395456  PMID: 18521310

Abstract

We report a rare case of a primary leiomyosarcoma of the adrenal gland. A 73-year-old woman presented with an inferior vena cava syndrome. MR imaging was suggestive of a large tumour originating from the right adrenal gland. Angiography revealed a tumour vascularised by the right adrenal artery. At explorative laparotomy a tumour of 27 cm in diameter was found which was completely fixed to the liver; the tumour was therefore considered unresectable. As a consequence of the mechanical problems caused by this large tumour, the patient died 3 weeks after the operation. Autopsy revealed no distant metastases or other primary tumour site.

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