lntravenous leiomyomas originaıe from the u terine myomas and may spread inıravenously. Leiomyomas ra rely can reach the right fıearı caviıies and may caııse various cardiovascular sym.ptoms. They may be misdiagnosed as ıhrom /nıs and same complications dııe to anti thrombotic treatment nıay occur. Sudden death risk arises iftlıe leiomyoma reaches to the tricuspid valve. We report a gianı leionıyonıa cas e that originated from the iliac veins, reached the right ventricle and predisposed to the development of endocarditis.
Keywords: lntravenous leiomyomas, endocarditis, cardiac lllmorCopyright © 2024 Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology