title: Intravenous leiomyomatosis of the subclavian vein.
abstract: Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a benign smooth muscle tumor that often occurs in the internal iliac vein and is closely associated with a fibroid. Intravenous leiomyomatosis usually starts in the veins of the uterus. It can grow within the veins and extend into the inferior vena cava and ultimately extend into the right-sided heart chambers and pulmonary arteries. Other sites are less common, and a venous primary site is very rare. We report a case of subclavian vein tumor that was diagnosed as an unusual leiomyoma in a 21-year-old nulliparous woman.
authors.affiliation: Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Huimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Yunsong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Electronic address: chaoyang83@163.com.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lv
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D013350:Subclavian Vein; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult