Angioleiomyoma: An unusual heart tumor

Ramantauskaitė Grytė ,Gabrielė Žebrauskaitė,Diana Žaliaduonytė,Neda Jonaitienė,Jolanta Laukaitienė

doi:10.5348/101211z01gr2021cr

Abstract

Introduction: This is a case of a rare secondary heart tumor, manifesting with very unusual clinical symptoms. As cardiac tumors are very rare, secondary cardiac tumor angioleiomyoma originated from vena cava inferior was never described in literature, as far as we are concerned. Case Report: Our patient was admitted to our hospital with very unusual symptoms—deterioration of the right eye vision, chorioretinitis, chills, and muscle aches. After various diagnostic tests, it turned out to be an embolism of the tumor cells, which originated from vena cava and the heart. After pathological tests the tumor turned out to be angioleiomyoma, originated from vena cava inferior to the right atrium. Conclusion: There are no specific manifestations of angioleiomyoma, all the symptoms depend on tumor site and spreading. In cases like this, it is important to suspect not only thrombosis, which seems to be the most common option, but tumors should be also considered.

Highlights

This is a case of a rare secondary heart tumor, manifesting with very unusual clinical symptoms
There are no specific manifestations of angioleiomyoma, all the symptoms depend on tumor site and spreading
Angioleiomyoma, known as vascular leiomyoma, is a rare, benign, solitary tumor that originates from the vascular smooth muscle [12]

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There are no specific manifestations of angioleiomyoma, all the symptoms depend on tumor site and spreading. It is important to suspect thrombosis, which seems to be the most common option, but tumors should be considered. Ramantauskaitė G, Jonaitienė N, Žebrauskaitė G, Laukaitienė J, Žaliaduonytė D.

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