Intravenous leiomyoma extending into the right ventricle

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010 Mar-Apr;4(2):136-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.12.006. Epub 2010 Jan 14.

Abstract

We present a case of a retroperitoneal leiomyoma invading the inferior vena cava and extending to the right ventricle. The tumor was visualized with electrocardiographic-gated dual-source computed tomography, showing a low-density, lobulated mass invading the inferior vena cava and prolapsing through the tricuspid valve during diastole. Cardiac computed tomography is useful in assessing the extension and hemodynamic effect of intracardiac masses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiomyoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Angiomyoma / pathology
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology