Surgical treatment strategies for extra-pelvic intravenous leiomyomatosis

Surgical treatment strategies for extra-pelvic intravenous leiomyomatosis

Abstract Background Extra-pelvic intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) extending into inferior vena cava (IVC) or heart (i.e. intracardiac leiomyomatosis, ICL) is an extremely rare benign disease. No consensus has been reached on the optimal surgical strategy. The aim of this study is to introduce four t...

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Main Authors: Hua Li, Jing Xu, Qiaowei Lin, Yong Zhang, Yun Zhao, Hanxing Tong, Ruiqin Tu, Demin Xu, Chunsheng Wang, Weiqi Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Intravenous leiomyomatosis
Intracardiac leiomyomatosis
Single-stage surgery
Surgical strategies
Vena cava invasion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-020-01394-9

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