Intracardiac leiomyomatosis is the presence of a benign smooth muscle tumor within a cardiac chamber reaching the heart by direct intravenous extension from an extracardiac source. After a case report and a review of the 13 previously reported cases, the clinical features, diagnostic considerations, differential diagnosis and treatment modalities of intracardiac leiomyomatosis are discussed.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(84)80113-8 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Primary intracardiac leiomyoma: rare case report and literature review.
J Cardiothorac Surg
September 2024
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P.O. BOX 80205, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Article Synopsis
- Benign cardiac neoplasms, like cardiac leiomyomas, are rare tumors, often misdiagnosed as other conditions, with only nine cases of primary intra-cardiac leiomyomas documented in literature.
- A case study of a 60-year-old woman showed a large benign leiomyoma in the left ventricle, confirmed by histopathology, with no other cardiac issues found, and she remained healthy four years post-surgery.
- These tumors can pose serious health risks, including the potential for embolization and strokes, and are hard to diagnose due to the absence of symptoms; echocardiography and imaging techniques are recommended for detection.
Three Cases of Intracardiac Leiomyomatosis with Very Long-term Follow-up.
Vasc Specialist Int
September 2024
Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Uterine intravascular leiomyomatosis (IVL) with extension into the right heart is uncommon, with no more than 400 cases reported in the literature since 1907. The present study aims to report three patients with intracardiac IVL surgically treated in our institution, with long-term follow-up. Three female patients in their third to fifth decades of life, with a history of difficult hysterectomy due to extensive myomatosis, presented with symptoms of right-sided heart failure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJourney From the Pelvis to the Heart: Are Leiomyomas Truly "Benign"?
CASE (Phila)
July 2024
Department of Cardiology, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack, New Jersey.
• Intracardiac leiomyomatosis is a rare but complex diagnosis in women. • Multimodality imaging ensures early diagnosis in intracardiac leiomyomatosis. • Prompt diagnosis of intracardiac leiomyomatosis is crucial to prevent complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRight atrial tumor revealing intravascular leiomyomatosis: about a case and literature review.
J Surg Case Rep
March 2024
Pediatric Teaching Hospital, Radiology department, Mohammed V University, Rabat 6527, Morocco.
Intravascular leiomyomatosis (IVL) is a very rare extension of uterine leiomyoma through the pelvic vessels. It is a benign pathology with malignant potential with a possibility of intra-cardiac extension and metastases (cerebral, pulmonary, lymph node); early diagnosis is very difficult. Prognosis depends on involvement of the inferior vena cava and extension to the right cavities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUterine Leiomyomatosis With Intracardiac Extension: One-Stage Surgical Approach.
Port J Card Thorac Vasc Surg
October 2023
Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain.
Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare benign vascular tumor. Intracardiac extension is infrequently but can lead into a threating-life situation. We report a 41-year-old woman who has undergone previous hysterectomy due to uterine myomatosis and now presents with a pelvic mass contacting the venous system through the right internal iliac vein and extending up to the right pulmonary artery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!