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  • Title: Benign metastasizing leiomyoma: a rare metastatic lesion in the right ventricle.
    Author: Galvin SD, Wademan B, Chu J, Bunton RW.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 2010 Jan; 89(1):279-81. PubMed ID: 20103256.
    Abstract:
    Cardiac tumors require resection for diagnostic purposes and to avoid complications associated with an intracardiac mass. We present the case of a 41-year-old woman with a known uterine leiomyoma who presented 3 months after elective cesarian section and hysterectomy with a right ventricular mass that was confirmed histologically to be a benign leiomyoma of the same pathologic type as the uterine primary. Benign metastasizing leiomyoma is a rare pathologic entity occurring in women with a history of a uterine leiomyoma. This is the second reported case of cardiac metastasis from a benign uterine leiomyoma.
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