Smooth muscle cancer. Coloured computed tomography (CT) scan of the heart (top) and superior vena cava (SVC,centre left) of a 68 year old woman,from below. The SVC is the body's principal vein. There is a large mass (purple) invading the SVC and the right atrium of the heart. This is a malignant (cancerous) tumour,called a leiomyosarcoma. It grows from smooth muscle,a layer of involuntary muscle that lines the inside of many internal surfaces of the body | |
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