Right atrial and right ventricular obstruction by recurrent stromomyoma.
A 30-year-old woman had a history of a uterine fibroid 6 years before admission. She had resection of a right atrial mass diagnosed as a leiomyoma 2 years ago and a second cardiac procedure for recurrent tumor 1 year ago. Pathologic examination at that time indicated that the tumor was a low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (stromatosis) with features of benign leiomyoma (intravenous leiomyomatosis). This time she was admitted with facial and lower extremity swelling as well as ascites. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography revealed a large tumor entering the heart from the inferior vena cava and filling the right atrium and ventricle. Lower extremity ischemia from bilateral compartment syndrome due to severe edema developed, and she underwent successful surgical resection of the tumor that filled the right side of the heart, inferior vena cava, and mesenteric and renal veins.
Kronzon
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Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NY.
Goodkin
G M
GM
Culliford
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Scholes
J V
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Boctor
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Freedberg
R S
RS
Tunick
P A
PA
D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018203:Sarcoma, Endometrial Stromal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology