Intravenous leiomyomatosis with cardiac involvement in a pregnant woman

D Marom; S Pitlik; A Sagie; Y Ovadia; J Bishara

doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70453-3

Intravenous leiomyomatosis with cardiac involvement in a pregnant woman

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1998 Mar;178(3):620-1. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70453-3.

Authors

D Marom¹, S Pitlik, A Sagie, Y Ovadia, J Bishara

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine C, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petach Tikvah, Israel.

PMID: 9539540
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70453-3

Abstract

Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare benign neoplasm that commonly grows into the pelvic veins and the inferior vena cava and, rarely, the right side of the heart. We report the first case of intravenous leiomyomatosis with cardiac involvement in a pregnant woman. The treatment of choice is surgical resection in two steps.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Heart Atria / pathology*
Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
Humans
Leiomyomatosis / pathology*
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Pregnancy
Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*
Vascular Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Vascular Neoplasms / pathology*
Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging
Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology*