Intravascular leiomyomatosis extending to right atrium: a rare caused syncope

Intravascular leiomyomatosis (IVL) is a variant of leiomyoma characterized by intravascular proliferation of a histologically benign smooth muscle tumor extending beyond the uterus into distant great vessels or the heart. It is a rare disease and results in death. Here, we reported the case of 48-year-old, otherwise well woman, who presented to the emergency department with syncope. Pulmonary CT demonstrated a large low-density shadow originating from the inferior vena cava (IVC) extending into the right atrium (RA).

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - November 15, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Yingjiang Xu, Xiujuan Gao, Chao Yang, Jianyong Liu, Bi Jin, Dan Shang Tags: Case Report Source Type: research