Abstract
A case of a 49-year-old woman who presented with a large uterine myoma weighing 5000 g and was affected by unilateral deep vein thrombosis of the left leg and pulmonary embolism is presented. After anticoagulant therapy she successfully underwent laparotomic hyterectomy.
MeSH terms
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Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Hysterectomy
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Leiomyoma / complications*
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Leiomyoma / surgery
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Middle Aged
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Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
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Uterine Neoplasms / complications*
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Uterine Neoplasms / surgery
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Venous Thrombosis / complications
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Venous Thrombosis / etiology*