A highly unusual right atrial mass presented in two women

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2008 Nov;9(6):833-4. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen173. Epub 2008 Jun 17.

Abstract

Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare, benign neoplasm of the uterine, affecting adult women. We report two cases in whom intravenous leiomyomatosis extended through the inferior vena cava into the right heart chambers and the pulmonary artery. Both patients underwent staged operation with excision of the cardiac and primary tumour. The differential diagnosis of a right atrial mass in middle-aged women should include intravenous leiomyomatosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Heart Atria*
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Leiomyomatosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Leiomyomatosis / pathology*
  • Leiomyomatosis / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery
  • Vena Cava, Inferior