From: Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: Clinical experience with four cases
 | Patients | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Demographics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sex | Female | Female | Male | Female |
Age | 57 | 60 | 57 | 61 |
Symptoms & Signs | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Abdominal Pain | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Weakness | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Anorexia | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Vomiting | No | No | No | Yes |
Night sweats | No | No | No | No |
Dyspnoea | No | No | No | No |
Mass | No | No | No | No |
Fever | No | No | No | No |
Abdominal wall veins distension | Yes | No | No | No |
Diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Modalities used | USS + CT | USS + CT | CT | USS + CT |
Location | Lower | Middle | Upper | Middle |
Size | 8 × 14 cm | 8 × 7 cm | 10 × 10.5 cm | 9.5 × 7 cm |
Embolus present | No | No | Yes | No |
Metastasis present | Yes (Lung) | No | No | No |
Biopsy performed | Yes | No | No | No |