Intravenous leiomyomatosis of the subclavian vein

J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2017 Mar;5(2):254-256. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2016.03.008. Epub 2016 Aug 4.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Leiomyomatosis / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyomatosis / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Muscle Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Muscle Neoplasms / surgery
  • Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Subclavian Vein*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
  • Vascular Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Vascular Neoplasms / surgery
  • Young Adult