Intravenous uterine leiomyomatosis with right heart extension: successful two-stage surgical removal.
Intravenous leiomyomatosis is an uncommon nonmalignant tumor which originates from the smooth muscle cells and is usually confined to the pelvic venous system. Rarely, intracaval and intracardiac extension has been described: the literature includes only 100 cases with cardiac involvement. We report a case of a young woman with intravenous leiomyomatosis originating from the uterus and extending into the right atrium, successfully treated through a two-stage surgical approach.
Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
Patrizio
P
Castelli
Roberto
R
Caronno
Gabriele
G
Piffaretti
Matteo
M
Tozzi
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D017131:Thrombectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*