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Intravenous leiomyomatosis diagnosed by catheter-based contrast venography
Huabin He1, Qun Chen2
1Postgraduate Student, Department of Cardiology, Fujian Provincial Hosipital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
2Associate Professor, Head of Department, Department of Cardiology, Fujian Provincial Hosipital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

doi:10.5348/ijcri-2013-11-403-CR-17

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He H, Chen Q. Intravenous leiomyomatosis diagnosed by catheter-based contrast venography. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2013;4(11):654–656.


Abstract
Introduction: Intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) is a rare histologically benign smooth muscle tumor that often originates form uterus and common iliac vein, sometimes extends to the right heart.
Case Report: A rare case diagnosed in catheter-based contrast venography with a pathological finding is described, together with a comparative analysis of all the previous published cases.
Conclusion: Intravenous leiomyomatosis has some distinctive features on catheter-based contrast venography. The imaging technique can better detect the intravenous leiomyomatosis consecutive from uterus. Based on the result of the study, it is recommend that catheter-based contrast venography should be considered as an investigative tool in the presence of cardiac or inferior vena cava tumor.

Keywords: Intravenous leiomyomatosis, Catheterization, Contrast venography, Angiography images and videos


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Author Contributions
Huabin He – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Qun Chen – Acquisition of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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