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  • Title: Successful one-stage complete removal of an entire intravenous leiomyomatosis in the heart, vena cava, and uterus.
    Author: Arinami Y, Kodama S, Kase H, Tanaka K, Okazaki H, Maruyama Y.
    Journal: Gynecol Oncol; 1997 Mar; 64(3):547-50. PubMed ID: 9062168.
    Abstract:
    The patient was a 61-year-old woman who had intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) extending into the right ventricle of the heart from the uterus. Tumors in the heart and the inferior vena cava were removed under cardiopulmonary bypass and then after terminating the cardiopulmonary bypass, tumors in the abdominal cavity including uterine leiomyoma were removed. This is the first case of extended IVL in which all tumors were successfully removed at one time. If a tumor is found in the right ventricle in a woman who had or currently has uterine leiomyoma, IVL should be suspected. Complete one-stage removal of tumors can be performed using cardiopulmonary bypass, and the present patient has shown a favorable outcome.
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