A highly unusual right atrial mass presented in two women

Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare, benign neoplasm of the uterine, affecting adult women. We report two cases in whom intravenous leiomyomatosis extended through the inferior vena cava into the right heart chambers and the pulmonary artery. Both patients underwent staged operation with excision o...

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Veröffentlicht in:European heart journal cardiovascular imaging 2008-11, Vol.9 (6), p.833-834
Hauptverfasser: Leitman, M., Kuperstein, R., Medalion, B., Stamler, A., Porat, E., Rosenblatt, S., Konen, E., Krakover, R., Vered, Z.
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Zusammenfassung:Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare, benign neoplasm of the uterine, affecting adult women. We report two cases in whom intravenous leiomyomatosis extended through the inferior vena cava into the right heart chambers and the pulmonary artery. Both patients underwent staged operation with excision of the cardiac and primary tumour. The differential diagnosis of a right atrial mass in middle-aged women should include intravenous leiomyomatosis.
ISSN:1525-2167
2047-2404
1532-2114
2047-2412
DOI:10.1093/ejechocard/jen173