Thapa Shrinjaya, Ghimire Bipin, Thapa Paras, Billups Tucker
Internal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, USA.
Internal Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, NPL.
Cureus. 2022 Feb 27;14(2):e22666. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22666. eCollection 2022 Feb.
We present a case of a 46-year-old female presenting with syncope. Echocardiography initially showed a right atrial mass. Further evaluation revealed a mass arising from the fundus of the uterus, with a tumor thrombus in the left gonadal vein, extending into the left renal vein and through the inferior vena cava (IVC) into the right heart across the tricuspid valve. She was managed with surgical resection, and postoperative pathology was consistent with intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL). IVL is a rare uterine smooth muscle cell neoplasm which extends into the venous system. Gynecological tumors are often overlooked in differential diagnosis for atrial masses. A benign tumor like fibroid, in rare circumstances, can extend into the right side of the heart causing dynamic obstruction to outflow tract, thus increasing mortality. The objective of this article is to present such a case and highlight the broad differentials of atrial masses, including IVL.
我们报告一例46岁女性因晕厥就诊的病例。超声心动图最初显示右心房有肿块。进一步评估发现肿块起源于子宫底部,左性腺静脉有肿瘤血栓,延伸至左肾静脉,并通过下腔静脉进入右心,穿过三尖瓣。患者接受了手术切除,术后病理结果与静脉内平滑肌瘤病(IVL)相符。IVL是一种罕见的子宫平滑肌细胞瘤,可延伸至静脉系统。在心房肿块的鉴别诊断中,妇科肿瘤常常被忽视。像纤维瘤这样的良性肿瘤,在极少数情况下,可延伸至心脏右侧,导致流出道动力性梗阻,从而增加死亡率。本文的目的是呈现这样一个病例,并强调心房肿块的广泛鉴别诊断,包括IVL。