title: Infrarenal transcaval extraction of intracardiac leiomyomatosis.
abstract: Intravascular leiomyomatosis is a rare, histologically benign disease, and can spread through the venous system to the right cavities of the heart. We report the case of a 39-year-old woman who presented with intravenous leiomyomatosis with extension to the right ventricle, causing heart failure. She underwent surgery successfully, undergoing a total resection of this tumor through the infrarenal cava and the hysterectomy in one surgical stage. Surgical technique considerations are discussed and the literature is reviewed.
authors: Department of Vascular Surgery and Oncological Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico. carlos.a.hinojosa@gmail.com
authors: Carlos A
authors: CA
authors: Hinojosa
authors: Heriberto
authors: H
authors: Medina-Franco
authors: Vicente
authors: V
authors: Orozco-Zepeda
authors: Omar
authors: O
authors: Martinez Mijangos
authors: Karen A
authors: KA
authors: Valdes
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Aragon Han
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*