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01-07-2004 | Tips and tricks
Intravenous leiomyomatosis
Authors:
Mukhtiar Ahmed, Stephan Zangos, Wolf O. Bechstein, Thomas J. Vogl
Published in:
European Radiology
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Issue 7/2004
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Excerpt
A 48-year-old woman had developed bulk-related symptoms of recurrent leiomyoma 2 years after hysterectomy due to uterine leiomyoma. No other symptoms were observed. After US examination and other investigations, laparotomy was planned. During surgery, severe bleeding started, and tumor extension in the inferior vena cava (IVC) was found. After right-sided oophorectomy and controlling bleeding, the surgery was stopped and the patient was referred to the radiology department for further investigations in order to rule out intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL). …