Open AccessIncidental Intravascular Lipoleiomyomatosis in A Hysterectomy Specimen: How To Manage?
Author(s) -
Zehra Nihal Dolgun,
Rakhshanda Aslanova,
Nuray Can,
Sabri Berkem Okten,
Mehmet Aslan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/9170.5390
Subject(s) - medicine , hysterectomy , uterus , abdominal hysterectomy , inferior vena cava , smooth muscle , uterine leiomyoma , radiology , surgery , leiomyoma , general surgery
Leiomyomas are common benign tumors in female gynaecologic surgery. They are originated from smooth muscle cells of the uterus and/or sometimes of the uterine vessels. Intravascular lipoleiomyomatosis is a very rare form of leiomyomas which grow within veins and can extend up to vena cava inferior and right heart chamber with cardiac symptoms and is diagnosed by cardiovascular surgeons. We report a case of incidental intravascular lipoleiomyomatosis which was confined to the uterus being diagnosed after a total abdominal hysterectomy by pathology and its management strategy.