Abstract
Intravenous leiomyomatosis is an uncommon non-malignant tumor which originates from the smoo th muscle cells. It is usually confined to the pelvic venous system. Rarely it can afflict intracaval and intracardiac extension. We report a case of young 25 years old woman, G2/P2; with intravenous leiomyom atosis originate from the uterus and extending into right atrium. It was successfully treated through a two-stage surgical approac h. In conclusion, we should consider intravenous leiomyomatosis with cardiac extension in patient with uterus leiomyoma, hysterectomy, cardiac symptoms, and cardiac ma ss.
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