What do we know about intravascular fasciitis affecting inferior vena cava? management and report of a case

Authors

  • Fernando Mendoza-Moreno Department of General and Digestive Surgery. Sanitas La Moraleja Teaching Hospital, Madrid, Spain
  • Javier Minguez-Garcia Department of General and Digestive Surgery. Sanitas La Moraleja Teaching Hospital, Madrid, Spain
  • Maria del Rocio Diez-Gago Department of Emergency Medicine. Príncipe de Asturias Teaching Hospital, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
  • Gabriel Olmedilla-Arregui Department of Pathological Anatomy, LABCO Pathology, Histocitomed, Madrid, Spain
  • Benjamin Tallon-Iglesias Department of General and Digestive Surgery. Sanitas La Moraleja Teaching Hospital, Madrid, Spain
  • Gustavo Zarzosa-Hernandez Department of General and Digestive Surgery. Sanitas La Moraleja Teaching Hospital, Madrid, Spain
  • Manuel Solana-Maono Department of General and Digestive Surgery. Sanitas La Moraleja Teaching Hospital, Madrid, Spain
  • Jesus Manuel Arguello-de-Andres Department of General and Digestive Surgery. Sanitas La Moraleja Teaching Hospital, Madrid, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20175920

Keywords:

Intravascular fasciitis, Inferior vena cava, Nodular fasciitis, Proliferative myositis, Proliferative fasciitis

Abstract

Intravascular fasciitis is a rare entity characterized by the proliferation of myofibroblasts and giant cells in relation to small and medium-sized blood vessels. It characterized by a rapid growth and its morphology can simulate other malignant neoplastic processes of more aggressive behavior such as sarcomas. It belongs to a group of benign lesions that affect the subcutaneous tissue and fascia (sometimes to the muscle) sharing characteristics similar to proliferative fasciitis, nodular fasciitis and proliferative myositis. It can sometimes be confused with lesions typical of fibromatosis even. We report a case of a patient with a symptomatic retroperitoneal mass who underwent surgery. The intraoperative findings showed a tumor originating in the inferior vena cava. The histopathological study revealed an intravascular fasciitis.

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2017-12-26

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