Fertility and Sterility
Volume 92, Issue 3 , Pages 1150-1152, September 2009

Magnetic resonance imaging is useful for diagnosis and evaluation of recurrent intravenous leiomyomatosis before surgery

  • Haiyuan Liu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Haiyuan Liu, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science. No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China 100730.
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  • Lingya Pan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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  • Keng Shen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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  • Jinghe Lang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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  • Jie Shi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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  • Quancai Cui, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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  • Hanzhong Li, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urinary Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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  • Changwei Liu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China

Received 1 July 2008; received in revised form 3 November 2008; accepted 9 November 2008. published online 07 January 2009.

A case of recurrent intravenous leiomyomatosis intruding into the inferior vena cava is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging provided important information for diagnosis and evaluation of the disease before surgery.

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 H.L. has nothing to disclose. L.P. has nothing to disclose. K.S. has nothing to disclose. J.L. has nothing to disclose. J.S. has nothing to disclose. Q.C. has nothing to disclose. H.L. has nothing to disclose. C.L. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)04579-2

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.11.015

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 92, Issue 3 , Pages 1150-1152, September 2009

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