A multi-disciplinary approach to the management of intra-venous and intra-cardiac leiomymatosis: A case report

J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Jun;72(6):1214-1217. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.2077.

Abstract

We herein report a rare presentation of leiomyoma in a 46-year-old female who presented with complaints of shortness of breath on exertion associated with palpitations for the past one year with a history of irregular menstrual bleeding. Ultrasonography of the abdomen and pelvis revealed an enlarged, distorted uterus with multiple intramural fibroids. A trans-thoracic echocardiography was then performed which showed a large right atrial mass. To investigate further, a contrast enhanced computed tomography was performed covering entire chest and upper abdomen. It showed a large lesion in the right atrium of the heart measuring 6x5cm. The lesion appeared hypo dense and was abutting the tricuspid valve and posterior wall of the Right Atrium. It revealed the Right Atrial lesion extending into the Inferior Vena Cava and lower down into the Common Iliac Confluence, Left Common Iliac and External Iliac Veins. A multi-disciplinary approach was undertaken; the patient underwent a single stage procedure involving a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy followed by excision of the intra-cardiac tumour. Recovery was uneventful and the patient was successfully discharged on the 5th post-operative day. Due to the lack of literature and low incidence of this disease, this case report presents a rare opportunity to define management guidelines for such occurrences in the future.

Keywords: Leiomyomatosis, Intra-cardiac Leiomyomatosis, Intra-venous Leiomyomatosis..

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / pathology
  • Heart Atria / surgery
  • Heart Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Leiomyomatosis* / pathology
  • Leiomyomatosis* / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Uterine Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Vascular Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology