Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3273689 Journal de Gynécologie Obstétrique et Biologie de la Reproduction 2009 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
Uterine intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare benign tumor, whose diagnosis of certainty is histological. It is characterized by its potential of intravascular extension with possibility of cardiac localisation imposing a complete surgical removal and a suitable imagery postoperatively. We report the case of a 63-year-old patient, presenting a cardiac extension complicating a LIV, by which we will discuss the diagnosis aspects, prognosis and therapeutic of this pathology.
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