Intravenous leiomyomatosis.
Intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus with extension to the right common iliac vein in a 34-year-old woman is reported. The successful treatment consisted of abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, venotomy and extraction of 3 cm long mobile tumour from the right common iliac vein. The presence of cytoplasmic oestrogen and progesterone receptors in the tumours indicates that intravenous leiomyoma is hormone-dependent.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000032:analysis / Q000601:surgery*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000032:analysis; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis / Q000601:surgery*
D011987:Receptors, Steroid