BACKGROUND Intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) is a rare tumor, which is usually of uterine origin, characterized by intravascular nodular masses of histologically benign smooth muscle that may extend variable distances, including into the inferior vena cava, right atrium and pulmonary arteries. Tumors may arise from uterine leiomyoma, walls of the uterine vessel, or myometrium. It usually occurs ...

leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata is a very rare condition characterized by the development of multiple smooth muscle-like nodules in the peritoneal cavity. it is associated with increased serum levels of gonadal steroids. the present report describes a 29-year-old patient underwent transabdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo oophorectomy six years ago because of leiomyomatosis per...

Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD) is an exceedingly rare, usually benign condition that clinically simulates a disseminated malignancy, occurring predominantly in women of childbearing age. We present a case of LPD in a postmenopausal woman who had undergone hysterectomy 8 years back for fibroids along with simultaneous presence of pelvic metastasis from breast carcinoma.