title: Surgical management of a uterine leiomyoma extending through the inferior vena cava into the right heart.
abstract: We present a case of a 38-year-old woman with intravenous leiomyomatosis originating from the uterus involving the right ventricle, right atrium, inferior vena cava, and iliac veins. Tumors in the heart and the inferior vena cava were removed using cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest; 10 days after the cardiac operation, hysteroadnexectomy was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Catholic University, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. mgaudino@tiscalinet.it
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaudino
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spatuzza
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Snider
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Luciani
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cina
authors.forename: Gianfederico
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Possati
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000601:surgery; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*