Intravenous uterine leiomyomatosis with right heart extension: successful two-stage surgical removal

Patrizio Castelli; Roberto Caronno; Gabriele Piffaretti; Matteo Tozzi

doi:10.1007/s10016-006-9024-0

Intravenous uterine leiomyomatosis with right heart extension: successful two-stage surgical removal

Ann Vasc Surg. 2006 May;20(3):405-7. doi: 10.1007/s10016-006-9024-0. Epub 2006 Apr 1.

Authors

Patrizio Castelli¹, Roberto Caronno, Gabriele Piffaretti, Matteo Tozzi

Affiliation

¹ Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.

PMID: 16583249
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-006-9024-0

Abstract

Intravenous leiomyomatosis is an uncommon nonmalignant tumor which originates from the smooth muscle cells and is usually confined to the pelvic venous system. Rarely, intracaval and intracardiac extension has been described: the literature includes only 100 cases with cardiac involvement. We report a case of a young woman with intravenous leiomyomatosis originating from the uterus and extending into the right atrium, successfully treated through a two-stage surgical approach.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Female
Heart Atria / pathology
Heart Atria / surgery*
Heart Neoplasms / pathology
Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
Humans
Leiomyomatosis / pathology
Leiomyomatosis / surgery*
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Thrombectomy*
Treatment Outcome
Uterine Neoplasms / pathology
Uterine Neoplasms / surgery*
Vascular Neoplasms / pathology
Vascular Neoplasms / surgery*
Vascular Surgical Procedures*
Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology
Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery*