Retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics and outcomes in postmenopausal women with a rare disease, suggesting effective surgical treatment options.
Key Points
To investigate the clinical aspects, diagnosis, and treatment of intravenous leiomyomatosis in postmenopausal women.
Retrospective analysis of clinical records of 20 postmenopausal patients treated at Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Assessment included surgical excision and histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses.
Follow-up duration ranged from 10 to 108 months with a mean of 45 months.
Nineteen out of 20 patients had no evidence of recurrence at the last follow-up.
Post-surgery, serum estradiol levels significantly decreased from 30.80 pg/mL to 14.5 pg/mL.
Most patients had a history of uterine leiomyomas before menopause.