[Pelvic intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension: report of two cases]

Rev Med Chil. 2012 Jul;140(7):906-9. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872012000700012.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Symptoms predominate. Diagnosis is based on clinical findings and appropriate imaging. We report two females, aged 35 and 51 years. One of them presented with a pelvic mass and dyspnea, the other patient had severe cardiac failure on admission. Computed axial tomography scan allowed an accurate preoperative diagnosis on both patients. Successful one stage resection of the tumor was performed under cardiopulmonary bypass. Both patients are asymptomatic on follow up at 6 months and 25 years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Humans
  • Leiomyomatosis / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyomatosis / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vascular Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Vascular Neoplasms / pathology
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology