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Table 1 Demographic features and presenting symptoms of patients with IVC leiomyosarcoma.

From: Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: Clinical experience with four cases

 

Patients

 

1

2

3

4

Demographics

    

Sex

Female

Female

Male

Female

Age

57

60

57

61

Symptoms & Signs

    

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

    

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

  1. USS – ultrasound scan; CT – computed tomography