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Unusual Vulvar, Perineal, and Uterine Leiomyomas: A Case Report

Vulvar leiomyomas are extremely rare smooth muscle tumors that are easily mistaken for other lesions, as the differential diagnosis must consider a wide spectrum of benign and malignant lesions. We present the case of a 52-year-old woman with a three-year history of progressive abdominal distension...

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Autores principales: Manso, Marta, Ribeiro, Joana M, Agostinho, Lisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10485870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37692749
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43184
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description Vulvar leiomyomas are extremely rare smooth muscle tumors that are easily mistaken for other lesions, as the differential diagnosis must consider a wide spectrum of benign and malignant lesions. We present the case of a 52-year-old woman with a three-year history of progressive abdominal distension and pain and an enlarging vulvar mass distorting the labia majora and causing gait disturbance. Imaging confirmed an enormous pelvic mass originating in the uterus, compatible with a leiomyoma/sarcoma, and large perineal and vulvar masses with similar characteristics. Histopathology after surgical removal revealed benign abdominal, vulvar, and perineal leiomyomas. This case highlights the rarity and diagnostic challenges of extra-uterine leiomyomas, particularly those in the vulvar region.
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spelling pubmed-104858702023-09-09 Unusual Vulvar, Perineal, and Uterine Leiomyomas: A Case Report Manso, Marta Ribeiro, Joana M Agostinho, Lisa Cureus Obstetrics/Gynecology Vulvar leiomyomas are extremely rare smooth muscle tumors that are easily mistaken for other lesions, as the differential diagnosis must consider a wide spectrum of benign and malignant lesions. We present the case of a 52-year-old woman with a three-year history of progressive abdominal distension and pain and an enlarging vulvar mass distorting the labia majora and causing gait disturbance. Imaging confirmed an enormous pelvic mass originating in the uterus, compatible with a leiomyoma/sarcoma, and large perineal and vulvar masses with similar characteristics. Histopathology after surgical removal revealed benign abdominal, vulvar, and perineal leiomyomas. This case highlights the rarity and diagnostic challenges of extra-uterine leiomyomas, particularly those in the vulvar region. Cureus 2023-08-09 /pmc/articles/PMC10485870/ /pubmed/37692749 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43184 Text en Copyright © 2023, Manso et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Unusual Vulvar, Perineal, and Uterine Leiomyomas: A Case Report
title Unusual Vulvar, Perineal, and Uterine Leiomyomas: A Case Report
title_full Unusual Vulvar, Perineal, and Uterine Leiomyomas: A Case Report
title_fullStr Unusual Vulvar, Perineal, and Uterine Leiomyomas: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Unusual Vulvar, Perineal, and Uterine Leiomyomas: A Case Report
title_short Unusual Vulvar, Perineal, and Uterine Leiomyomas: A Case Report
title_sort unusual vulvar, perineal, and uterine leiomyomas: a case report
topic Obstetrics/Gynecology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10485870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37692749
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43184
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