Benign metastasizing leiomyoma in the heart of a 45-year-old woman

Mohamad Karnib, Isaac Rhea, Robin Elliott, Saneka Chakravarty, Sadeer G. Al-Kindi

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Abstract

We report a rare case of benign metastasizing leiomyoma in the heart of a 45-year-old woman 2 years after a uterine leiomyoma had been discovered during hysterectomy. Computed tomograms at presentation showed a large mixed cystic mass in the pelvis and bilateral lung nodules suggestive of metastatic disease. A large cardiac mass, attached to the chordae of the tricuspid valve and later shown to be histopathologically consistent with uterine leiomyoma, was successfully resected through a right atriotomy. This case suggests that benign metastasizing leiomyoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of right-sided cardiac tumors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere197066
JournalTexas Heart Institute Journal
Volume48
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Echocardiography
  • Heart neoplasms/diagnosis/ pathology/secondary/ surgery
  • Heart ventricles/ pathology
  • Leiomyoma
  • Neoplasm metastasis
  • Uterine neoplasms/ diagnosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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