title: Benign metastasizing leiomyoma: a rare metastatic lesion in the right ventricle.
abstract: Cardiac tumors require resection for diagnostic purposes and to avoid complications associated with an intracardiac mass. We present the case of a 41-year-old woman with a known uterine leiomyoma who presented 3 months after elective cesarian section and hysterectomy with a right ventricular mass that was confirmed histologically to be a benign leiomyoma of the same pathologic type as the uterine primary. Benign metastasizing leiomyoma is a rare pathologic entity occurring in women with a history of a uterine leiomyoma. This is the second reported case of cardiac metastasis from a benign uterine leiomyoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand. galse@xtra.co.nz
authors.forename: Sean D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Galvin
authors.forename: Brecon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wademan
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Bunton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*