title: Intravenous leiomyoma extending into the right ventricle.
abstract: We present a case of a retroperitoneal leiomyoma invading the inferior vena cava and extending to the right ventricle. The tumor was visualized with electrocardiographic-gated dual-source computed tomography, showing a low-density, lobulated mass invading the inferior vena cava and prolapsing through the tricuspid valve during diastole. Cardiac computed tomography is useful in assessing the extension and hemodynamic effect of intracardiac masses.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rocha-Filho
authors.forename: Leonid D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Shturman
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Suhny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abbara
authors.forename: Wilfred
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mamuya
mesh_terms: D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology