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Intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac involvement
Author(s) -
To W.W.K.,
Ngan H.Y.S.,
Collins R.J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(93)90443-z
Subject(s) - medicine , intracardiac injection , leiomyomatosis , radiology , incidence (geometry) , surgery , leiomyoma , physics , optics
Intravenous leiomyomatosis is considered to be a rare neoplastic disease usually arising from uterine fibromyomata, but its true incidence may be under‐recognized. Mortalities from this condition are usually the result of intracardiac involvement. A case report of successful treatment of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension is presented, together with a review of the existing literature concerning this rare condition.