title: Intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension: a report of two cases.
abstract: Uterine leiomyoma is a common disease in women; however, intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracaval and intracardiac complications is a rare condition. The initial presentation is dependent upon the severity of the intracardiac involvement. In this report, we describe two women with leiomyomatosis originating from the uterus and extending into the inferior vena cava to the right ventricle that was successfully resected using a two-stage approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Enyi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Tianxiang
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Zongyi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xiu
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior