title: Magnetic resonance imaging is useful for diagnosis and evaluation of recurrent intravenous leiomyomatosis before surgery.
abstract: A case of recurrent intravenous leiomyomatosis intruding into the inferior vena cava is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging provided important information for diagnosis and evaluation of the disease before surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China. Electronic address: haiyuanliu@163.com.
authors.forename: Haiyuan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Lingya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Keng
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jinghe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Quancai
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Department of Urinary Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Hanzhong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Changwei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult