Intracardiac extension of intravenous leiomyomatosis. A case report.
Intravenous leiomyomatosis spreading through the inferior vena cava to the right heart is a rare neoplasm. We report the case of a patient with a uterine leiomyoma which through a right uterine vein progressed along the inferior vena cava up to the right ventricle. She was successfully operated, carrying out a total resection in two surgical stages. Surgical technique considerations are discussed.
Casillas
J A
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Servicio de Cirugia Cardiovascular, Hospital General de Alicante, Spain.
Lobato
J
J
Llamas
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Meseguer
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery