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Published on: June 11, 2019
Intravenous leiomyomatosis with cardiac extension
Maki Saitoh1, Tadashi Hayasaka, Kenji Nakahara
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamagata University, School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan.
Abstract:
Intravenous leiomyomatosis with cardiac extension is an extremely rare uterine tumor. We report here a case of a patient with a uterine leiomyoma which extended into the right atrium through the left ovarian vein, progressing into the left renal vein along the inferior vena cava. Complete one-stage removal of the tumor was performed using cardiopulmonary bypass, and the patient has shown a favorable outcome. Successful therapy for intravenous leiomyomatosis is dependent on total surgical excision of the tumor, cessation of ovarian function and avoidance of postoperative estrogen replacement therapy.
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