Intravenous leiomyomatosis with caval involvement: report of a case with radical resection and venous replacement

Arch Surg. 1998 Apr;133(4):460-2. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.133.4.460.

Abstract

Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare, histologically benign neoplasm that may be malignant in its specific tendency to intravascular extension. A case of intravenous leiomyomatosis with extension into the entire inferior vena cava in a 41-year-old woman is described. The patient was diagnosed with syncope 3 years after hysterectomy and was treated with a 1-stage procedure including venous replacement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyomatosis / pathology*
  • Leiomyomatosis / surgery*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Vascular Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Vascular Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery