Incidental intravascular lipoleiomyomatosis in a hysterectomy specimen: how to manage?
Leiomyomas are common benign tumors in female gynaecologic surgery. They are originated from smooth muscle cells of the uterus and/or sometimes of the uterine vessels. Intravascular lipoleiomyomatosis is a very rare form of leiomyomas which grow within veins and can extend up to vena cava inferior and right heart chamber with cardiac symptoms and is diagnosed by cardiovascular surgeons. We report a case of incidental intravascular lipoleiomyomatosis which was confined to the uterus being diagnosed after a total abdominal hysterectomy by pathology and its management strategy.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Trakya University Medicine Faculty , Edirne, Turkey .
Zehra Nihal
ZN
Dolgun
Resident, Design Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Trakya University Medicine Faculty , Turkey .
Rakhshanda
R
Aslanova
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Trakya University Medicine Faculty , Turkey .
Nuray
N
Can
Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Trakya University Medicine Faculty , Turkey .
Sabri Berkem
SB
Okten
Resident, Writing, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Trakya University Medicine Faculty , Turkey .
Mehmet Musa
MM
Aslan
Follow-up; Hysterectomy; Intravascular lipoleiomyomatosis