Intravenous Leiomyomatosis Extending into Right Ventricle Association with Pulmonary Metastasis.
- Author:
Hae Young LEE
1
;
Sung Rae CHO
;
Bhong Gyun JO
;
Jong In KIM
;
Jung Hun BYUN
;
Bong Kwuen CHUN
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine, Korea. srcho@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Leiomyomatosis;
Neoplasm metastasis
- MeSH:
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Female;
Heart Ventricles*;
Humans;
Hysterectomy;
Laparotomy;
Leiomyomatosis*;
Middle Aged;
Muscle, Smooth;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Rare Diseases;
Sternotomy;
Syncope;
Thorax;
Uterus;
Veins;
Vena Cava, Inferior
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2004;37(11):933-936
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare disease entity of benign smooth muscle invading into the lumen of veins. We describe a case of intravenous leiomyomatosis originating from the uterus, growing in the inferior vena cava, and extending into the right ventricle association with multiple pulmonary metastasis. A 53-year-old woman with chest discomfort and several times attacks of syncope was treated at our hospital. The tumor was successfully removed with moderate hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass after total hysterectomy with a bilateral salphingo-oophorectomy, and multiple pulmonary metastasis under simultaneous sternotomy and laparotomy was confirmed.
