Intracardiac leiomyomatosis: Report of two cases

Intravenous leiomyomatosis is an example of unusual growth patterns that is sometimes exhibited by uterine leiomyomas, characterized by smooth muscle proliferations within the uterine or pelvic veins. Extension into the heart via the inferior vena cava is even rarer and is designated as intracardiac...

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Main Authors:	Pradeep Vaideeswar, Dwarkanath V Kulkarni, Arivarasan Karunamurthy, Priya Hira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:	Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:	Benign tumors heart inferior vena cava leiomyoma uterus
Online Access:	http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2011;volume=54;issue=1;spage=158;epage=160;aulast=Vaideeswar

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spelling	doaj-366bb458414d4711a718df139c2b2bbc2020-11-24T22:11:45ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292011-01-0154115816010.4103/0377-4929.77388Intracardiac leiomyomatosis: Report of two casesPradeep VaideeswarDwarkanath V KulkarniArivarasan KarunamurthyPriya HiraIntravenous leiomyomatosis is an example of unusual growth patterns that is sometimes exhibited by uterine leiomyomas, characterized by smooth muscle proliferations within the uterine or pelvic veins. Extension into the heart via the inferior vena cava is even rarer and is designated as intracardiac leiomyomatosis. This is a report of two such cases that had preoperative diagnoses of a thrombus and right atrial myxoma, respectively.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2011;volume=54;issue=1;spage=158;epage=160;aulast=VaideeswarBenign tumorsheartinferior vena cavaleiomyomauterus
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spellingShingle	Pradeep Vaideeswar Dwarkanath V Kulkarni Arivarasan Karunamurthy Priya Hira Intracardiac leiomyomatosis: Report of two cases Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology Benign tumors heart inferior vena cava leiomyoma uterus
author_facet	Pradeep Vaideeswar Dwarkanath V Kulkarni Arivarasan Karunamurthy Priya Hira
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title	Intracardiac leiomyomatosis: Report of two cases
title_short	Intracardiac leiomyomatosis: Report of two cases
title_full	Intracardiac leiomyomatosis: Report of two cases
title_fullStr	Intracardiac leiomyomatosis: Report of two cases
title_full_unstemmed	Intracardiac leiomyomatosis: Report of two cases
title_sort	intracardiac leiomyomatosis: report of two cases
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
issn	0377-4929
publishDate	2011-01-01
description	Intravenous leiomyomatosis is an example of unusual growth patterns that is sometimes exhibited by uterine leiomyomas, characterized by smooth muscle proliferations within the uterine or pelvic veins. Extension into the heart via the inferior vena cava is even rarer and is designated as intracardiac leiomyomatosis. This is a report of two such cases that had preoperative diagnoses of a thrombus and right atrial myxoma, respectively.
topic	Benign tumors heart inferior vena cava leiomyoma uterus
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Intracardiac leiomyomatosis: Report of two cases

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