Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3273689 | Journal de Gynécologie Obstétrique et Biologie de la Reproduction | 2009 | 4 Pages |
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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Authors
H. Bezzaa, K. Harou, L. Watkins, F. Gielen,