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September 10, 2025Annals of Vascular DiseasesOpen Access

Surgical Strategy of Intravenous Leiomyomatosis with Intracardiac Extension: A Case Report

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Case report details two-stage tumor resection in a woman with intravenous leiomyomatosis, highlighting surgical complexities.

Complete tumor resection was achieved, and the patient remained recurrence-free for 15 months.
A 50-year-old woman had a cardiac mass diagnosed three years post-hysterectomy, necessitating complex surgical intervention.
The 2-stage surgical approach included median sternotomy and a retroperitoneal technique to excise the intracardiac tumor.
Administering gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist therapy post-operation may aid in tumor management.

Sato et al. (2025) studied this question.

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