Successful surgical removal of an intravenous leiomyoma extending to the right atrium 4 years after hysterectomy

to the right atrium 4 years after hysterectomy Chizuo Kikuchi*, Fuyuki Asami, Kazuhiko Hanzawa and Masanori Tsuchida Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan * Corresponding author. Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori Chuouku, Niigata City 951-8510, Japan. Tel: +81-25-2272243; e-mail: chizuo@kk.email.ne.jp (C. Kikuchi). Received 12 September 2012; received in revised form 9 October 2012; accepted 22 October 2012