Key result
Preoperative echocardiography in intracardiac leiomyomatosis reveals highly mobile, stalkless IVC tumors lacking right heart adhesion.
Why the study?
Intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracaval and intracardiac tumor extension is a rare condition requiring characterization of its clinical and echocardiographic features.
Observational (n=7)
No
Intracardiac leiomyomatosis should be suspected when echocardiography reveals a highly mobile, stalkless right-sided cardiac mass originating from the inferior vena cava, especially in women with a history of uterine leiomyoma.
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Echocardiographic features may aid preoperative recognition of intracardiac leiomyomatosis; leaves open validation in larger prospective series.
Li et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Intracardiac leiomyomatosis (n=7). Preoperative echocardiography was evaluated on Echocardiographic features of intracardiac leiomyomatosis. Preoperative echocardiography in 7 women with intracardiac leiomyomatosis revealed highly mobile, stalkless tumors originating from the inferior vena cava without adhering to the right heart wall.
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