Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports ISSN 2347-9507 (Print) Primary Leiomyosarcoma of Internal Jugular Vein: A Rare Entity

Abstract: Vascular leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumor arising from smooth muscle cells in tunica media of venous walls. It involves inferior vena cava predominantly; involvement of jugular veins is extremely rare. This case report is of a middle aged lady who was diagnosed asleiomyosarcoma of internal jugular vein (IJV). She was treated by segmental resection of the vein followed by adjuvant External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and ifosfamide based chemotherapy. Leiomyosarcoma can be considered as a rare differential diagnosis in patients presenting with lateral neck mass