The Heart as a Site of Metastasis of Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Uterine leiomyomas are the most common gynecological tumors in premenopausal women. While the lung is the most common extrauterine organ afflicted, benign metastasizing leiomyomas (BML) of the heart are rarities. We report an incidental finding of a cardiac mass in a 36-year-old woman who presented...
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| description | Uterine leiomyomas are the most common gynecological tumors in premenopausal women. While the lung is the most common extrauterine organ afflicted, benign metastasizing leiomyomas (BML) of the heart are rarities. We report an incidental finding of a cardiac mass in a 36-year-old woman who presented to the Emergency Department after a motor vehicle accident. CT scan of the chest revealed 2 well-circumscribed pulmonary nodules and a filling defect in the right ventricle. Echocardiogram showed a 4 cm mass attached to the right ventricular (RV) septum. The cardiac tumor was resected and showed benign histologic features. Immunohistochemical staining was positive for smooth muscle α-actin and desmin, as well as estrogen and progesterone receptors, consistent with the diagnosis of uterine leiomyoma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-22ec89f1fa4c457eb670c14a9af63b412025-02-03T01:32:11ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122018-01-01201810.1155/2018/72313267231326The Heart as a Site of Metastasis of Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma: Case Report and Review of the LiteratureMariam Meddeb0Robert D. Chow1Randolph Whipps2Reyaz Haque3Departments of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Midtown Campus, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD, USADepartments of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Midtown Campus, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD, USADepartments of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Midtown Campus, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD, USADepartments of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Midtown Campus, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD, USAUterine leiomyomas are the most common gynecological tumors in premenopausal women. While the lung is the most common extrauterine organ afflicted, benign metastasizing leiomyomas (BML) of the heart are rarities. We report an incidental finding of a cardiac mass in a 36-year-old woman who presented to the Emergency Department after a motor vehicle accident. CT scan of the chest revealed 2 well-circumscribed pulmonary nodules and a filling defect in the right ventricle. Echocardiogram showed a 4 cm mass attached to the right ventricular (RV) septum. The cardiac tumor was resected and showed benign histologic features. Immunohistochemical staining was positive for smooth muscle α-actin and desmin, as well as estrogen and progesterone receptors, consistent with the diagnosis of uterine leiomyoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7231326 |
| spellingShingle | Mariam Meddeb Robert D. Chow Randolph Whipps Reyaz Haque The Heart as a Site of Metastasis of Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | The Heart as a Site of Metastasis of Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | The Heart as a Site of Metastasis of Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | The Heart as a Site of Metastasis of Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Heart as a Site of Metastasis of Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | The Heart as a Site of Metastasis of Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | heart as a site of metastasis of benign metastasizing leiomyoma case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7231326 |
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