American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 6 , Pages 574.e1-574.e5 , December 2009

Intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension: a single-institution experience

  • Micheal J. Worley Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Presbyterian Hospital–Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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  • Anate Aelion, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Presbyterian Hospital–Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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  • Thomas A. Caputo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic Oncology, New York Presbyterian Hospital–Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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  • Kenneth C. Kent, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital–Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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  • Arash Salemi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital–Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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  • Karl H. Krieger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital–Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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  • Michael J. Goldstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital–Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
    • Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York, NY
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  • Dennis Y. Kuo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Presbyterian Hospital–Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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  • Brian M. Slomovitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Cancer Center, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ

Received 21 April 2009 ,Revised 10 May 2009 ,Accepted 12 June 2009.

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 Reprints not available from the authors.

 Film footage of the surgical procedure described in this article has been used to create a video abstract and was presented at the 57th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Chicago, IL, May 2-6, 2009.

 Cite this article as: Worley MJ Jr, Aelion A, Caputo TA, et al. Intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension: a single-institution experience. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:574.e1-5.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00681-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.037

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 6 , Pages 574.e1-574.e5 , December 2009

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