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CASE REPORT article
Front. Med.
Sec. Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1517261
This article is part of the Research Topic Advancements in Diagnostic and Management Strategies for Gynecological Pathologies View all 11 articles
Intravascular leiomyomatosis in post-menopausal woman: A Case Report
Provisionally accepted- Gynecology and obstetrics, The First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, China
Intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) is a rare benign tumor originating from the smooth muscle of the uterus. Tumor cells spread along the veins, potentially involving the uterine veins, pelvic veins, inferior vena cava, and even the right atrium. This case report describes a postmenopausal woman with IVL extending into the right heart chambers. The patient successfully underwent surgery and was discharged without complications. This report highlights valuable insights into the preoperative diagnosis and clinical management of IVL.
Keywords: Intravenous leiomyomatosis, Preoperative diagnosis, etiology, Clinical treatment, prognosis
Received: 25 Oct 2024; Accepted: 20 Jan 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Jiang, Yang and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Li Wang, Gynecology and obstetrics, The First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, China
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