Title
Intravascular leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension
Date Issued
01 July 2018
Resource Type
Journal
Author(s)
Abstract
Intravascular leiomyomatosis is a rare condition characterized by histologically benign smooth muscle cell growth within the uterine veins and inferior vena cava and, rarely, into the right chambers of the heart. A 39-year-old female with a history of hysterectomy for uterine leiomyoma was admitted for lower limb oedema and progressive dyspnea of 5 months’ duration. Transthoracic echocardiography and contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a large mass extending through the inferior vena cava into the right chambers of the heart. As there was a suspicion of an intravenous thrombus, the patient underwent surgical resection. The histopathology of the resected mass led to a diagnosis of Intravascular leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension.
Start page
183
End page
187
Volume
51
Issue
3
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85019902747
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Espanola de Patologia
Resource of which it is part
Revista Espanola de Patologia
ISSN of the container
16998855
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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