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Intravenous Uterine Leiomyomatosis with Right Heart Extension: Successful Two-Stage Surgical Removal

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Annals of Vascular Surgery

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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.

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

    Patrizio Castelli FACS, Roberto Caronno MD, Gabriele Piffaretti MD & Matteo Tozzi MD

  2. Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Insubria, Ospedale di Circolo, Viale Borri 57, 21100, Varese, Italy

    Gabriele Piffaretti MD

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Castelli, P., Caronno, R., Piffaretti, G. et al. Intravenous Uterine Leiomyomatosis with Right Heart Extension: Successful Two-Stage Surgical Removal. Ann Vasc Surg 20, 405–407 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10016-006-9024-0

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