Leiomyomatosis
Conditions
Keywords
Intravenous leiomyomatosis, Surgery, Smooth muscle tumor
Brief summary
Intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) with intracardiac extension is a rare benign smooth muscle tumor. Reviewing literature, intracardiac extension of the IVL has been reported in at least 70 cases. Most are individual case reports. Surgical experience is not much. However, different opinion of surgical strategies remain controversial. The purpose of this report is to describe our experience of surgical management for the IVL with intracardiac extension.
Detailed description
All patients underwent surgical management. Clinical data were obtained from medical reports. Following-up was made through email and telephone.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Age more than 18 years. * Tumor markers were all within normal limits. * Patients underwent surgical management. * Patients were followed-up for more than 12 months.
Exclusion criteria
-Tumor markers were all within abnormal limits
Countries
China