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==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==
*first described in 1896 German Pathologist Birch-Hirschfeld <nowiki>PMID 11904348</nowiki>
*first described in 1896 German Pathologist Birch-Hirschfeld <ref name="pmid11904348">{{cite journal| author=Quade BJ, Dal Cin P, Neskey DM, Weremowicz S, Morton CC| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis: molecular and cytogenetic analysis of a case. | journal=Mod Pathol | year= 2002 | volume= 15 | issue= 3 | pages= 351-6 | pmid=11904348 | doi=10.1038/modpathol.3880529 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11904348  }}</ref>


*first reported case of leiomyo-matosis of pelvic origin with intravascular extension to cardiac cavities was described in 1907 in Germany by Dürck and Hörmann. <ref><nowiki>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23563052</nowiki></ref>
*first reported case of leiomyo-matosis of pelvic origin with intravascular extension to cardiac cavities was described in 1907 in Germany by Dürck and Hörmann. <ref><nowiki>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23563052</nowiki></ref>
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*They are benign tumors of uterus that extend to veins system but do not invade the surrounding tissues <ref name="pmid12508249">{{cite journal| author=Dal Cin P, Quade BJ, Neskey DM, Kleinman MS, Weremowicz S, Morton CC| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis is characterized by a der(14)t(12;14)(q15;q24). | journal=Genes Chromosomes Cancer | year= 2003 | volume= 36 | issue= 2 | pages= 205-6 | pmid=12508249 | doi=10.1002/gcc.10159 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12508249  }}</ref>
*They are benign tumors of uterus that extend to veins system but do not invade the surrounding tissues <ref name="pmid12508249">{{cite journal| author=Dal Cin P, Quade BJ, Neskey DM, Kleinman MS, Weremowicz S, Morton CC| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis is characterized by a der(14)t(12;14)(q15;q24). | journal=Genes Chromosomes Cancer | year= 2003 | volume= 36 | issue= 2 | pages= 205-6 | pmid=12508249 | doi=10.1002/gcc.10159 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12508249  }}</ref>
*They contains receptors to Estrogen and progesterone and hence response to these hormones <ref name="pmid125082492">{{cite journal| author=Dal Cin P, Quade BJ, Neskey DM, Kleinman MS, Weremowicz S, Morton CC| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis is characterized by a der(14)t(12;14)(q15;q24). | journal=Genes Chromosomes Cancer | year= 2003 | volume= 36 | issue= 2 | pages= 205-6 | pmid=12508249 | doi=10.1002/gcc.10159 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12508249  }}</ref>
*They contains receptors to Estrogen and progesterone and hence response to these hormones <ref name="pmid125082492">{{cite journal| author=Dal Cin P, Quade BJ, Neskey DM, Kleinman MS, Weremowicz S, Morton CC| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis is characterized by a der(14)t(12;14)(q15;q24). | journal=Genes Chromosomes Cancer | year= 2003 | volume= 36 | issue= 2 | pages= 205-6 | pmid=12508249 | doi=10.1002/gcc.10159 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12508249  }}</ref>
*It is also referred as  quasi-malignant behavior due to its speedy spreading behavior. <nowiki>PMID 11904348</nowiki>
*It is also referred as  quasi-malignant behavior due to its speedy spreading behavior. <ref name="pmid119043482">{{cite journal| author=Quade BJ, Dal Cin P, Neskey DM, Weremowicz S, Morton CC| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis: molecular and cytogenetic analysis of a case. | journal=Mod Pathol | year= 2002 | volume= 15 | issue= 3 | pages= 351-6 | pmid=11904348 | doi=10.1038/modpathol.3880529 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11904348 }}</ref>
* Patients are exclusively female, and the majority are white, [[premenopausal]], and parous.<nowiki>PMID 12649198</nowiki>
*Patients are exclusively female, and the majority are white, [[premenopausal]], and multiparous.<ref name="pmid12649198">{{cite journal| author=Quade BJ, Weremowicz S, Neskey DM, Vanni R, Ladd C, Dal Cin P et al.| title=Fusion transcripts involving HMGA2 are not a common molecular mechanism in uterine leiomyomata with rearrangements in 12q15. | journal=Cancer Res | year= 2003 | volume= 63 | issue= 6 | pages= 1351-8 | pmid=12649198 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12649198 }}</ref>
*Intravenous leiomyomatosis should be considered in young women with cardiac symptoms who have a right atrial mass as well as a pelvic mass or who have previously undergone hysterectomy for leiomyoma uterus with intravenous involvement.(<nowiki>PMID 12508249</nowiki>)
*Intravenous leiomyomatosis should be considered in young women with cardiac symptoms who have a right atrial mass as well as a pelvic mass or who have previously undergone hysterectomy for leiomyoma uterus with intravenous involvement.<ref name="pmid125082493">{{cite journal| author=Dal Cin P, Quade BJ, Neskey DM, Kleinman MS, Weremowicz S, Morton CC| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis is characterized by a der(14)t(12;14)(q15;q24). | journal=Genes Chromosomes Cancer | year= 2003 | volume= 36 | issue= 2 | pages= 205-6 | pmid=12508249 | doi=10.1002/gcc.10159 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12508249  }}</ref>
 
==Causes==
==Causes==
* The etiology of intravenous leiomyomatosis is unclear.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/pdf/10.1148/rg.287085095|title=Leiomyomas beyond
* The etiology of intravenous leiomyomatosis is unclear.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/pdf/10.1148/rg.287085095|title=Leiomyomas beyond
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:*Thrombosis of the intravenous catheter
:*Thrombosis of the intravenous catheter
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
*The median age is 45 years, with patients ranging from 26 to 70 years old. PMID: 7850080
*The median age is 45 years, with patients ranging from 26 to 70 years old. <ref name="pmid7850080">{{cite journal| author=Canzonieri V, D'Amore ES, Bartoloni G, Piazza M, Blandamura S, Carbone A| title=Leiomyomatosis with vascular invasion. A unified pathogenesis regarding leiomyoma with vascular microinvasion, benign metastasizing leiomyoma and intravenous leiomyomatosis. | journal=Virchows Arch | year= 1994 | volume= 425 | issue= 5 | pages= 541-5 | pmid=7850080 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7850080 }}</ref>
*Female only are exclusively  affected with intravenous leiomyomatosis.
*Female only are exclusively  affected with intravenous leiomyomatosis.


===Age===
===Age===
*Patients affected are of reproductive age group  mostly around fifth decade of life.
*Patients affected are of reproductive age group  mostly around fifth decade of life.
*Age from 28 to 76 years (median, 42 years) (DOI: S0368-2315(04)96638-0)
*Age from 28 to 76 years (median, 42 years) <ref name="pmidS0368-2315(04)96638-0">{{cite journal| author=Brockman HL, Wood WA| title=D-Lactate dehydrogenase of Peptostreptococcus elsdenii. | journal=J Bacteriol | year= 1975 | volume= 124 | issue= 3 | pages= 1454-61 | pmid=S0368-2315(04)96638-0 | doi= | pmc=236060 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=368  }}</ref>
   
   
===Gender===
===Gender===
*It is diagnosis only of female PMID: 18312983  
*It is diagnosis only of female <ref name="pmid18312983">{{cite journal| author=Poliquin V, Victory R, Vilos GA| title=Epidemiology, presentation, and management of retroperitoneal leiomyomata: systematic literature review and case report. | journal=J Minim Invasive Gynecol | year= 2008 | volume= 15 | issue= 2 | pages= 152-60 | pmid=18312983 | doi=10.1016/j.jmig.2007.12.009 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18312983  }}</ref>
   
   
===Race===
===Race===
*They are seen more in white female.
*They are seen more in white female.<ref name="pmid183129832">{{cite journal| author=Poliquin V, Victory R, Vilos GA| title=Epidemiology, presentation, and management of retroperitoneal leiomyomata: systematic literature review and case report. | journal=J Minim Invasive Gynecol | year= 2008 | volume= 15 | issue= 2 | pages= 152-60 | pmid=18312983 | doi=10.1016/j.jmig.2007.12.009 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18312983  }}</ref>


==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==
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== Natural History, Complications and Prognosis==
== Natural History, Complications and Prognosis==
*The majority of patients with [IVL] remain asymptomatic for 10-15 years. PMID: 10805899
*The majority of patients with [IVL] remain asymptomatic for 10-15 years.<ref name="pmid10805899">{{cite journal| author=Harris LM, Karakousis CP| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis with cardiac extension: tumor thrombectomy through an abdominal approach. | journal=J Vasc Surg | year= 2000 | volume= 31 | issue= 5 | pages= 1046-51 | pmid=10805899 | doi=10.1067/mva.2000.104601 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10805899  }}</ref>
*The involvement seen is Right atrium 31 (45.6%), Right ventricle 31 (45.6%), Pulmonary vessel 6 (8.8%). PMID: 28414995  
*The involvement seen is Right atrium 31 (45.6%), Right ventricle 31 (45.6%), Pulmonary vessel 6 (8.8%). <ref name="pmid28414995">{{cite journal| author=Schäfer HM, Isaak A, Gürke L| title=Case report of an intracaval leiomyomatosis 10 months after complete hysterectomy. | journal=Int J Surg Case Rep | year= 2017 | volume= 35 | issue=  | pages= 1-3 | pmid=28414995 | doi=10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.03.031 | pmc=5394212 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28414995 }}</ref>
*Route of extension is seen Bilateral 4 (5.9%), Iliac only 32 (47.1%), Ovarian only 17 (25.0%) PMID: 28414995  
*Route of extension is seen Bilateral 4 (5.9%), Iliac only 32 (47.1%), Ovarian only 17 (25.0%) <ref name="pmid284149952">{{cite journal| author=Schäfer HM, Isaak A, Gürke L| title=Case report of an intracaval leiomyomatosis 10 months after complete hysterectomy. | journal=Int J Surg Case Rep | year= 2017 | volume= 35 | issue=  | pages= 1-3 | pmid=28414995 | doi=10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.03.031 | pmc=5394212 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28414995 }}</ref>
*Early clinical features from complications include [Congestive heart failure] in 45 (66.1%), [Abdominal distension] in 10 (14.7%), and [Venous obstruction] in 4 (5.9%). Sudden death in 1 (1.5%). PMID: 28414995  
*Early clinical features from complications include [Congestive heart failure] in 45 (66.1%), [Abdominal distension] in 10 (14.7%), and [Venous obstruction] in 4 (5.9%). Sudden death in 1 (1.5%). <ref name="pmid284149953">{{cite journal| author=Schäfer HM, Isaak A, Gürke L| title=Case report of an intracaval leiomyomatosis 10 months after complete hysterectomy. | journal=Int J Surg Case Rep | year= 2017 | volume= 35 | issue=  | pages= 1-3 | pmid=28414995 | doi=10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.03.031 | pmc=5394212 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28414995 }}</ref>
*Prognosis is generally excellent.
*Prognosis is generally excellent.
*Common complications of intravenous leiomyomatosis include embolization, recurrence of the tumor, and metastasis.
*Common complications of intravenous leiomyomatosis include embolization, recurrence of the tumor, and metastasis.
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*There is no specific diagnostic Criteria for intravenous leiomyomatosis. Early diagnosis may be difficult because patients may be asymptomatic. How ever the diagnosis of  intravenous leiomyomatosis is made when following findings are seen:
*There is no specific diagnostic Criteria for intravenous leiomyomatosis. Early diagnosis may be difficult because patients may be asymptomatic. How ever the diagnosis of  intravenous leiomyomatosis is made when following findings are seen:


:*benign tumors arising from smooth muscle of the uterus PMID: 24027407
:*benign tumors arising from smooth muscle of the uterus <ref name="pmid240274073">{{cite journal| author=Mariyappa N, Manikyam UK, Krishnamurthy D, Preeti K, Agarwal Y, Prakar U| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis. | journal=Niger J Surg | year= 2012 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 105-6 | pmid=24027407 | doi=10.4103/1117-6806.103122 | pmc=3762011 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24027407 }}</ref>
:*proliferating smooth muscle cells PMID: 20492407  
:*proliferating smooth muscle cells <ref name="pmid20492407">{{cite journal| author=Yaguchi C, Oi H, Kobayashi H, Miura K, Kanayama N| title=A case of intravenous leiomyomatosis with high levels of hyaluronan. | journal=J Obstet Gynaecol Res | year= 2010 | volume= 36 | issue= 2 | pages= 454-8 | pmid=20492407 | doi=10.1111/j.1447-0756.2009.01147.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20492407 }}</ref>
:*intravenous plug is mainly smooth muscle in origin PMID: 11904348  
:*intravenous plug is mainly smooth muscle in origin <ref name="pmid119043483">{{cite journal| author=Quade BJ, Dal Cin P, Neskey DM, Weremowicz S, Morton CC| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis: molecular and cytogenetic analysis of a case. | journal=Mod Pathol | year= 2002 | volume= 15 | issue= 3 | pages= 351-6 | pmid=11904348 | doi=10.1038/modpathol.3880529 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11904348  }}</ref>
:*tumor cells invaginating the vascular tree with no evidence of atypi PMID: 24027407
:*tumor cells invaginating the vascular tree with no evidence of atypi <ref name="pmid240274074">{{cite journal| author=Mariyappa N, Manikyam UK, Krishnamurthy D, Preeti K, Agarwal Y, Prakar U| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis. | journal=Niger J Surg | year= 2012 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 105-6 | pmid=24027407 | doi=10.4103/1117-6806.103122 | pmc=3762011 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24027407 }}</ref>
   
   
=== Symptoms ===
=== Symptoms ===


Patients may be asymptomatic or have symptoms of uterine leiomyomas, [[Syncope|syncopal episodes]], and [[dyspnea]] on exertion.PMID: 7820530 PMID: 15985146 PMID: 18312983  
Patients may be asymptomatic or have symptoms of uterine leiomyomas, [[Syncope|syncopal episodes]], and [[dyspnea]] on exertion.<ref name="pmid7820530">{{cite journal| author=Nakayama Y, Kitamura S, Kawachi K, Kawata T, Fukutomi M, Hasegawa J et al.| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis extending into the right atrium. | journal=Cardiovasc Surg | year= 1994 | volume= 2 | issue= 5 | pages= 642-5 | pmid=7820530 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7820530 }}</ref> <ref name="pmid15985146">{{cite journal| author=Moorjani N, Kuo J, Ashley S, Hughes G| title=Intravenous uterine leiomyosarcomatosis with intracardial extension. | journal=J Card Surg | year= 2005 | volume= 20 | issue= 4 | pages= 382-5 | pmid=15985146 | doi=10.1111/j.1540-8191.2005.200476.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15985146 }}</ref> <ref name="pmid183129833">{{cite journal| author=Poliquin V, Victory R, Vilos GA| title=Epidemiology, presentation, and management of retroperitoneal leiomyomata: systematic literature review and case report. | journal=J Minim Invasive Gynecol | year= 2008 | volume= 15 | issue= 2 | pages= 152-60 | pmid=18312983 | doi=10.1016/j.jmig.2007.12.009 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18312983 }}</ref>


*Signs and Symptoms of intravenous Leiomyomatosis may include the following:
*Signs and Symptoms of intravenous Leiomyomatosis may include the following:
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=== Laboratory Findings ===
=== Laboratory Findings ===
*There are no specific laboratory findings associated with intravenous Leiomyomatosis. The corner stone of diagnosis of IVL is microscopic smooth muscle tumor in the absence of, or beyond the limits of, uterine leiomyoma. Most of the diagnosis is made after the patient is seen for symptoms making them suspension of extension of  intravenous Leiomyomatosis. Differentiation between benign and malignant smooth muscle tumor can be difficult without biopsy.PMID: 11373202
*There are no specific laboratory findings associated with intravenous Leiomyomatosis. The corner stone of diagnosis of IVL is microscopic smooth muscle tumor in the absence of, or beyond the limits of, uterine leiomyoma. Most of the diagnosis is made after the patient is seen for symptoms making them suspension of extension of  intravenous Leiomyomatosis. Differentiation between benign and malignant smooth muscle tumor can be difficult without biopsy.<ref name="pmid11373202">{{cite journal| author=Abramson S, Gilkeson RC, Goldstein JD, Woodard PK, Eisenberg R, Abramson N| title=Benign metastasizing leiomyoma: clinical, imaging, and pathologic correlation. | journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol | year= 2001 | volume= 176 | issue= 6 | pages= 1409-13 | pmid=11373202 | doi=10.2214/ajr.176.6.1761409 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11373202  }}</ref>
*On microscopy it is seen as :
*On microscopy it is seen as :


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===Imaging Findings===
===Imaging Findings===
*Imaging is most helpful to make diagnosis of  intravenous Leiomyomatosis however it depends on the location and extension of  intravenous Leiomyomatosis to particular organ and location.PMID: 20409533  
*Imaging is most helpful to make diagnosis of  intravenous Leiomyomatosis however it depends on the location and extension of  intravenous Leiomyomatosis to particular organ and location.<ref name="pmid20409533">{{cite journal| author=Sun C, Wang XM, Liu C, Xv ZD, Wang DP, Sun XL et al.| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis: diagnosis and follow-up with multislice computed tomography. | journal=Am J Surg | year= 2010 | volume= 200 | issue= 3 | pages= e41-3 | pmid=20409533 | doi=10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.09.027 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20409533 }}</ref>
*Ultrasound scan, CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging, or venography are modalities to stratify the location and extension of of IVL.PMID: 12886157
*Ultrasound scan, CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging, or venography are modalities to stratify the location and extension of of IVL.<ref name="pmid12886157">{{cite journal| author=Kocaoglu M, Bulakbasi N, Ugurel MS, Ors F, Tayfun C, Ucoz T| title=Value of magnetic resonance imaging in the depiction of intravenous leiomyomatosis extending to the heart. | journal=J Comput Assist Tomogr | year= 2003 | volume= 27 | issue= 4 | pages= 630-3 | pmid=12886157 | doi=10.1097/00004728-200307000-00033 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12886157 }}</ref>
*Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) displays the panorama of the lesions. PMID: 19001649  
*Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) displays the panorama of the lesions. <ref name="pmid19001649">{{cite journal| author=Fasih N, Prasad Shanbhogue AK, Macdonald DB, Fraser-Hill MA, Papadatos D, Kielar AZ et al.| title=Leiomyomas beyond the uterus: unusual locations, rare manifestations. | journal=Radiographics | year= 2008 | volume= 28 | issue= 7 | pages= 1931-48 | pmid=19001649 | doi=10.1148/rg.287085095 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19001649 }}</ref>


== Treatment ==
== Treatment ==
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=== Surgery ===
=== Surgery ===
*Surgery is the treatment of choice, and complete removal of the tumor is mandatory.
*Surgery is the treatment of choice, and complete removal of the tumor is mandatory.
*Recurrences up to 15 years after the primary occurrence in the patients with Incomplete resection of the tumor PMID: 25743551  
*Recurrences up to 15 years after the primary occurrence in the patients with Incomplete resection of the tumor <ref name="pmid25743551">{{cite journal| author=Yanagiya A, Yamada O, Nanbu T, Hamada H, Takada J, Matsuura M et al.| title=[One-stage resection of intravenous leiomyomatosis extending into the right atrium]. | journal=Kyobu Geka | year= 2015 | volume= 68 | issue= 3 | pages= 188-91 | pmid=25743551 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25743551 }}</ref>
*Bilateral oophorectomy causes shutdown of hormonal stimulation hence helps preventing recurrence.PMID: 16583249  
*Bilateral oophorectomy causes shutdown of hormonal stimulation hence helps preventing recurrence.<ref name="pmid16583249">{{cite journal| author=Castelli P, Caronno R, Piffaretti G, Tozzi M| title=Intravenous uterine leiomyomatosis with right heart extension: successful two-stage surgical removal. | journal=Ann Vasc Surg | year= 2006 | volume= 20 | issue= 3 | pages= 405-7 | pmid=16583249 | doi=10.1007/s10016-006-9024-0 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16583249 }}</ref>
*Surgical removal can be done in single or staged procedures,PMID: 12694674
*Surgical removal can be done in single or staged procedures,<ref name="pmid12694674">{{cite journal| author=Nam MS, Jeon MJ, Kim YT, Kim JW, Park KH, Hong YS| title=Pelvic leiomyomatosis with intracaval and intracardiac extension: a case report and review of the literature. | journal=Gynecol Oncol | year= 2003 | volume= 89 | issue= 1 | pages= 175-80 | pmid=12694674 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12694674  }}</ref>
*If staged procedure is chosen than it is done with abdominopelvic and intrathoracic components in two separate operations within a short time interval. PMID: 20802437
*If staged procedure is chosen than it is done with abdominopelvic and intrathoracic components in two separate operations within a short time interval. <ref name="pmid20802437">{{cite journal| author=Tielliu IF, Otterman ML, Meuzelaar JJ, Zeebregts CJ, Peeters PM| title=Intravenous leiomyomatosis: report of two cases and strategy for surgical resection. | journal=Minerva Chir | year= 2010 | volume= 65 | issue= 4 | pages= 489-93 | pmid=20802437 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20802437 }}</ref>
*In literature it is seen the Complete excision with one-stage operation was used in 19 (27.9%)  and Complete excision with two-stage operation in 29 (42.7%) <br />
*In literature it is seen the Complete excision with one-stage operation was used in 19 (27.9%)  and Complete excision with two-stage operation in 29 (42.7%) <br />
   
   

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Synonyms and keywords: Nesidioblastoma, IVLM

Overview

Intravenous leiomyomatosis is also refered as [IVL]. Intravenous leiomyomatosis is characterized by the extension into venous channels of histologically benign smooth muscle tumor arising from either the wall of a vessel or from a uterine leiomyoma. The etiology of intravenous leiomyomatosis is unclear. Intravenous leiomyomatosis must be differentiated from other diseases such as renal malignancies and sarcoma. The median age is 45 years, with patients ranging from 26 to 70 years old. Only females may develop intravenous leiomyomatosis. Common complications of intravenous leiomyomatosis include embolization, recurrence of the tumor, and metastasis. Surgery is the mainstay of therapy for intravenous leiomyomatosis. It can grow in to lymphatics /veins.[1]

Historical Perspective

  • first described in 1896 German Pathologist Birch-Hirschfeld [2]
  • first reported case of leiomyo-matosis of pelvic origin with intravascular extension to cardiac cavities was described in 1907 in Germany by Dürck and Hörmann. [3]

Pathophysiology

  • Intravenous leiomyomatosis is characterized by the extension into venous channels of histologically benign smooth muscle tumor arising from either the wall of a vessel or from a uterine leiomyoma.[4]
  • Approximately 40% of leiomyomata have cytogenetic abnormalities.
  • They are benign tumors of uterus that extend to veins system but do not invade the surrounding tissues [5]
  • They contains receptors to Estrogen and progesterone and hence response to these hormones [6]
  • It is also referred as quasi-malignant behavior due to its speedy spreading behavior. [7]
  • Patients are exclusively female, and the majority are white, premenopausal, and multiparous.[8]
  • Intravenous leiomyomatosis should be considered in young women with cardiac symptoms who have a right atrial mass as well as a pelvic mass or who have previously undergone hysterectomy for leiomyoma uterus with intravenous involvement.[9]

Causes

  • The etiology of intravenous leiomyomatosis is unclear.[10]
  • Only two cytogenetic reports in IVL and both exhibited a karyotype with a der(14)t(12;14)(q15;q24) and two normal copies of chromosome 12 which has close association to uterine leiomyoma genetics

Differentiating Intravenous Leiomyomatosis from other Diseases

  • Intravenous leiomyomatosis must be differentiated from other diseases such as:
  • Renal malignancies
  • Sarcoma
  • Thrombosis of the intravenous catheter

Epidemiology and Demographics

  • The median age is 45 years, with patients ranging from 26 to 70 years old. [11]
  • Female only are exclusively affected with intravenous leiomyomatosis.

Age

  • Patients affected are of reproductive age group mostly around fifth decade of life.
  • Age from 28 to 76 years (median, 42 years) [12]

Gender

  • It is diagnosis only of female [13]

Race

  • They are seen more in white female.[14]

Risk Factors

  • Common risk factors in the development of intravenous leiomyomatosis are age, cytogenetics , and prior history,

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

  • The majority of patients with [IVL] remain asymptomatic for 10-15 years.[15]
  • The involvement seen is Right atrium 31 (45.6%), Right ventricle 31 (45.6%), Pulmonary vessel 6 (8.8%). [16]
  • Route of extension is seen Bilateral 4 (5.9%), Iliac only 32 (47.1%), Ovarian only 17 (25.0%) [17]
  • Early clinical features from complications include [Congestive heart failure] in 45 (66.1%), [Abdominal distension] in 10 (14.7%), and [Venous obstruction] in 4 (5.9%). Sudden death in 1 (1.5%). [18]
  • Prognosis is generally excellent.
  • Common complications of intravenous leiomyomatosis include embolization, recurrence of the tumor, and metastasis.
  • The tumor is slow growing, and the prognosis is favorable.

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Criteria

  • There is no specific diagnostic Criteria for intravenous leiomyomatosis. Early diagnosis may be difficult because patients may be asymptomatic. How ever the diagnosis of intravenous leiomyomatosis is made when following findings are seen:
  • benign tumors arising from smooth muscle of the uterus [19]
  • proliferating smooth muscle cells [20]
  • intravenous plug is mainly smooth muscle in origin [21]
  • tumor cells invaginating the vascular tree with no evidence of atypi [22]

Symptoms

Patients may be asymptomatic or have symptoms of uterine leiomyomas, syncopal episodes, and dyspnea on exertion.[23] [24] [25]

  • Signs and Symptoms of intravenous Leiomyomatosis may include the following:
  • Dyspnoea
  • Syncope
  • Oedema of the lower extremities
  • Palpitation
  • Fatigue
  • Ascites
  • Jugular vein distension
  • Chest pain
  • Abdominal pain
  • Asymptomatic

Physical Examination

  • Patients with intravenous Leiomyomatosis usually depends on location and extension which may include as :


  1. Iliac vein
  2. Ovarian vein
  3. Renal vein
  4. Both iliac and ovarian veins
  5. Gonadal vein
  6. Hypogastric vein
  7. Uterine vein
  8. Hypohepatic or hepatic vein
  9. Pelvic vein
  10. Intracardiac
  11. Right ventricle
  12. Pulmonary vessels


Laboratory Findings

  • There are no specific laboratory findings associated with intravenous Leiomyomatosis. The corner stone of diagnosis of IVL is microscopic smooth muscle tumor in the absence of, or beyond the limits of, uterine leiomyoma. Most of the diagnosis is made after the patient is seen for symptoms making them suspension of extension of intravenous Leiomyomatosis. Differentiation between benign and malignant smooth muscle tumor can be difficult without biopsy.[26]
  • On microscopy it is seen as :
  1. benign, well-differentiated tumor
  2. smooth muscle growingwithin veins as worm-like projections
  3. Immunohistochemical studies show presence of desminand smooth muscle actin, confirming their smooth muscle nature.
  4. Tumor cells showed bizarre nuclear morphology with hyperchromatic multilobated nuclei, the mitotic activity was low, with mitotic index of less than 1 per 50 high-power fields
  5. It has been divided in subtitles based on microscopic appearance as namely, cellular, myxoid and bizarre,however it is not commonly used.

Imaging Findings

  • Imaging is most helpful to make diagnosis of intravenous Leiomyomatosis however it depends on the location and extension of intravenous Leiomyomatosis to particular organ and location.[27]
  • Ultrasound scan, CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging, or venography are modalities to stratify the location and extension of of IVL.[28]
  • Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) displays the panorama of the lesions. [29]

Treatment

Medical Therapy

  • The mainstay of therapy for [IVL] is surgery.

Surgery

  • Surgery is the treatment of choice, and complete removal of the tumor is mandatory.
  • Recurrences up to 15 years after the primary occurrence in the patients with Incomplete resection of the tumor [30]
  • Bilateral oophorectomy causes shutdown of hormonal stimulation hence helps preventing recurrence.[31]
  • Surgical removal can be done in single or staged procedures,[32]
  • If staged procedure is chosen than it is done with abdominopelvic and intrathoracic components in two separate operations within a short time interval. [33]
  • In literature it is seen the Complete excision with one-stage operation was used in 19 (27.9%) and Complete excision with two-stage operation in 29 (42.7%)

Prevention

  • There are no primary preventive measures available for [IVL].

References

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The patient presented with S.O.B. one year after hysterectomy for a leiomyomatous uterus.

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  • Surgery is the mainstay of therapy for intravenous leiomyomatosis.

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