title: Intravenous Leiomyomatosis in the Parametrium.
abstract: Laparoscopic imaging of intravenous leiomyomatosis is rare. We report a 35-year-old woman with uterine leiomyomatosis, laparoscopic hysterectomy exposed parametrial vessels with whitish plugs extending intravascularly toward the pelvic sidewall. Complete surgical resection and long-term follow-up are important.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center and Metropolitan Medical Center, Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Margaret Go
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Electronic address: kghuang@ms57.hinet.net.
authors.forename: Kuan-Gen
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010388:Pelvis / Q000098:blood supply*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: IVL; Intravenous leiomyomatosis; Laparoscopic hysterectomy; Leiomyoma; Parametrial vessel; Smooth muscle tumor