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Case Reports
. 2020 Mar 18;13(3):e234864.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-234864.

Intravenous leiomyomatosis without extrapelvic involvement

Rodrigo Pereira Mata  1 , Cecília Urzal  2 , Ana Isabel Belo  3 , Fernando Guerreiro  2
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Case Reports

Intravenous leiomyomatosis without extrapelvic involvement

Rodrigo Pereira Mata et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular medicine; obstetrics and gynaecology; pathology.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Interior part of surgical specimen, showing a particular aspect of the endometrial cavity occupied by multiple nodular structures.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Nodular smooth muscle tumour (H&E, ×4). (B) Endothelial vascular walls stained with CD31 marker, confirming the intravenous component of leiomyomatosis (×10).
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