title: A case report on successful removal of intravenous leiomyomatosis extending in the right ventricle.
abstract: A patient with intravenous leiomyomatosis arising from the uterus and extending in the heart and lower extremity was successfully treated with a two-stage operation. A new technique with a polypectomy snare is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukaya
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nobara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*