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Survival for Six Years

Robert R. Nesbit, Jr., MD; Charles Rob, MD

Arch Surg. 1975;110(1):118-119.

Abstract
A 7-year-old girl with leiomyosarcoma of the femoral vein is alive without evidence of recurrence six years after radical resection. This is, to our knowledge, the longest survival recorded of a patient with this condition.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 8, 1974.

Reprint requests to University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and Strong Memorial Hospital, 260 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14642 (Dr. Rob).

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