Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Aug 26, 2023; 11(24): 5729-5735
Published online Aug 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i24.5729
Intravenous leiomyoma of the uterus extending to the pulmonary artery: A case report
Yuan-Qin Huang, Qi Wang, Dou-Dou Xiang, Quan Gan
Yuan-Qin Huang, Quan Gan, Department of Intensive Care Unit, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, Hubei Province, China
Qi Wang, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai 200127, China
Dou-Dou Xiang, Department of Pathology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: Huang YQ wrote the first draft of the manuscript; Wang Q edited one additional draft of the manuscript; Gan Q revised the manuscript; Xiang DD created both figures; All authors edited the manuscript and approved the final draft.
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Corresponding author: Quan Gan, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Intensive Care Unit, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, No. 745 Wuluo Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, Hubei Province, China. micuganquan@126.com
Received: April 7, 2023
Peer-review started: April 7, 2023
First decision: July 6, 2023
Revised: July 17, 2023
Accepted: August 2, 2023
Article in press: August 2, 2023
Published online: August 26, 2023
Core Tip

Core Tip: We describe a 31-year-old woman with a benign leiomyoma that extended into the right ventricular lumen, causing mechanical obstruction and corresponding clinical symptoms. Tumors located in the pulmonary artery can cause pulmonary artery obstruction, and once diagnosed, surgical treatment should be performed as soon as possible.