TITLE:
Simplified Technique for Excision of Metastasizing Leiomyoma of Suprahepatic Inferior Vena Cava with Intracardiac Extension
AUTHORS:
Anas Sarraj, Pablo Alvarez, Paloma Corbaton, José-Manuel Nuche
KEYWORDS:
Cardiac-General; Xtracorporeal Circulation; Minimal Invasive Surgery
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery,
Vol.2 No.3,
September
28,
2012
ABSTRACT: Uterine leiomyoma may metastasize via intravascular to the right heart cavities several years after hysterectomy. The symptoms are usually produced by compression of the tissues beside. We describe a simplified technique for excision of a benign metastasizing leiomyoma of suprahepatic segment of inferior vena cava with intracardiac extension.