One-stage surgery of low-grade malignant intravenous uterine leiomyosarcomatosis with right atrium extension.
Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a rare and aggressive malignant tumor arising from the smooth muscle cells of the myometrium, which rarely metastasizes to the heart. We report the case of a 49-year-old Chinese woman who underwent a successful one-stage surgical intervention after an initial diagnosis of intravenous uterine leiomyomatosis. However, her postoperative biopsy showed the presence of low-grade malignant uterine leiomyosarcoma with intravenous and right atrium extension. It is our conclusion that surgical resection is the mainstay treatment for this type of condition.
Ma
Liang
L
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1st Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, ZheJiang University, HangZhou, The People's Republic of China.
Wu
Shengjun
S
Zou
Yu
Y
Li
WeiDong
W
Gong
Liang
L
Gerelle
Gabrielle
G
Ni
YiMing
Y
D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000601:surgery; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*