<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A deep vein thrombosis was rarely associated with uterine myomas. Hereby, it is presented the case of a 40-year-old woman in which the clinical manifestation of the deep vein thrombosis revealed the further diagnosis of a large uterine myoma. The diagnosis, management and clinical outcome of the patient are emphasized and discussed. The management of a patient with a uterine myoma and deep vein thrombosis is challenging and implies a multidisciplinary team.</p></abstract>

A deep vein thrombosis was rarely associated with uterine myomas. Hereby, it is presented the case of a 40-year-old woman in which the clinical manifestation of the deep vein thrombosis revealed the further diagnosis of a large uterine myoma. The diagnosis, management and clinical outcome of the patient are emphasized and discussed. The management of a patient with a uterine myoma and deep vein thrombosis is challenging and implies a multidisciplinary team.

Extensive Left Iliac Veins and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis Revealing a Giant Uterine Myoma

Center of General Surgery and Liver Transplant

Department of Pathology, “Fundeni” Clinical Institute, Fundeni Street no. 258, 022328, Bucharest, Romania

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine

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A deep vein thrombosis was rarely associated with uterine myomas. Hereby, it is presented the case of a 40-year-old woman in which the clinical manifestation...

Extensive Left Iliac Veins and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis Revealing a Giant Uterine Myoma

Published Online: Mar 02, 2016

Page range: 70 - 73

Received: Jul 08, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0009

Keywords
uterine myoma, deep vein thrombosis, inferior vena cava filter, anticoagulation

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Extensive Left Iliac Veins and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis Revealing a Giant Uterine Myoma

Published Online: Mar 02, 2016

Page range: 70 - 73

Received: Jul 08, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0009

Keywordsuterine myoma, deep vein thrombosis, inferior vena cava filter, anticoagulation

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
uterine myoma, deep vein thrombosis, inferior vena cava filter, anticoagulation