Surgical management of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension
Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare smooth muscle tumor that is associated with uterine leiomyomas. Intravenous leiomyomatosis often presents with nonspecific abdominal and cardiac symptoms, making the diagnosis difficult. We present a comprehensive review of a case of a 52-year-old woman with intr...
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| author | Danielle Cohen, BSc Alexa Mordhorst, MD Jonathan Misskey, MD Amy Jamieson, MD Jason Faulds, MD |
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| description | Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare smooth muscle tumor that is associated with uterine leiomyomas. Intravenous leiomyomatosis often presents with nonspecific abdominal and cardiac symptoms, making the diagnosis difficult. We present a comprehensive review of a case of a 52-year-old woman with intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension, who was successfully treated with complete surgical resection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34e2919711294ee986151d19673c32b52023-12-20T07:35:12ZengElsevierJournal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques2468-42872023-12-0194101302Surgical management of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extensionDanielle Cohen, BSc0Alexa Mordhorst, MD1Jonathan Misskey, MD2Amy Jamieson, MD3Jason Faulds, MD4Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Correspondence: Danielle Cohen, BSc, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 1350 W King Edward Ave, Vancouver, BC V6H 1Z9, CanadaDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaIntravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare smooth muscle tumor that is associated with uterine leiomyomas. Intravenous leiomyomatosis often presents with nonspecific abdominal and cardiac symptoms, making the diagnosis difficult. We present a comprehensive review of a case of a 52-year-old woman with intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension, who was successfully treated with complete surgical resection.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428723002113Intracardiac extensionIntravenous leiomyomatosisUterine leiomyomas |
| spellingShingle | Danielle Cohen, BSc Alexa Mordhorst, MD Jonathan Misskey, MD Amy Jamieson, MD Jason Faulds, MD Surgical management of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques Intracardiac extension Intravenous leiomyomatosis Uterine leiomyomas |
| title | Surgical management of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension |
| title_full | Surgical management of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension |
| title_fullStr | Surgical management of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surgical management of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension |
| title_short | Surgical management of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension |
| title_sort | surgical management of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension |
| topic | Intracardiac extension Intravenous leiomyomatosis Uterine leiomyomas |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428723002113 |
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