Key result
A staged surgical approach with median sternotomy followed by laparotomy successfully and completely removed an intravenous leiomyomatosis extending from the uterine veins into the right heart.
Case Report (n=1)
A staged surgical approach involving median sternotomy followed by laparotomy can successfully remove intravenous leiomyomatosis with extensive intracardiac involvement.
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May support staged resection for rare cardiac-extending IVL; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.
Michael A. Ricci (1995) conducted a case report in Intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension (n=1). Staged surgical removal (median sternotomy followed by laparotomy) was evaluated on Tumor removal. A staged surgical approach with median sternotomy followed by laparotomy successfully and completely removed an intravenous leiomyomatosis extending from the uterine veins into the right heart.
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