title: Intracardiac leiomyomatosis complicated by pulmonary embolism: a multimodality imaging case of a rare entity.
abstract: We present a case of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracaval and right ventricle extension that was misdiagnosed as venous thrombus. Part of the mass had split and embolized the pulmonary artery, requiring urgent surgery. Although the mass fragments were removed from the inferior vena cava, right ventricle, and pulmonary artery successfully, this case clearly shows the importance of prompt surgery.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, São João Hospital, Medicine Faculty of Porto University, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: ribeiro_vania@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Vânia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: António J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Madureira
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Roncon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pinho
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery