Table 1

Demographic data of 11 patients with IVC neoplastic involvement: Insubria experience

sex/age
symptoms
type of tumour
IVC segment
months: follow-up

M/66
lower limb oedema
kidney
infrarenal
60: dead
M/55
lower limb oedema
kidney
infrarenal
60: alive
M/58
lower limb oedema
kidney
infrarenal
12: dead
M/71
pneumonia-pulmonary embolism
kidney
infrarenal
12: dead
M/60
lower limb oedema
kidney
infrarenal
24: dead
M/64
lower limb oedema
hepatocarcinoma
right heart involvement
12: dead
F/49
acute heart failure
pelvic leiomyomatosis
right heart involvement
12: alive
M/72
weight loss
kidney
infrarenal
6: alive
M/27
fatigue/weight loss
testicular teratocarcinoma
infrarenal
12: dead
M/60
pain/weight loss
hepatocarcinoma
suprarenal
12: alive
M/45
lower limb oedema
adrenal gland
suprarenal
6: alive

Castelli et al. International Seminars in Surgical Oncology 2006 3:19   doi:10.1186/1477-7800-3-19