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Recurrent huge leiomyoma of the urethra in a female patient: A case report

Urethral leiomyoma is an extremely rare condition that arises from the smooth muscle of the urethra. To the best of our knowledge, there is only a single reported recurrence treated by a repeat excision in the literature to date. The present study reports an exceptionally rare case of a recurrent hu...

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Autores principales: SHEN, YUE-HONG, YANG, KAI
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24932262
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.1991
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description Urethral leiomyoma is an extremely rare condition that arises from the smooth muscle of the urethra. To the best of our knowledge, there is only a single reported recurrence treated by a repeat excision in the literature to date. The present study reports an exceptionally rare case of a recurrent huge leiomyoma of the female urethra. The 47-year-old female was diagnosed with a huge mass located between the urethra and vagina during a gynecological examination. The patient had no symptoms and was successfully treated with transabdominal excision. Pathological examinations revealed a leiomyoma of the urethra. The patient was followed up for one year without any sign of recurrence.
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spelling pubmed-40496772014-06-13 Recurrent huge leiomyoma of the urethra in a female patient: A case report SHEN, YUE-HONG YANG, KAI Oncol Lett Articles Urethral leiomyoma is an extremely rare condition that arises from the smooth muscle of the urethra. To the best of our knowledge, there is only a single reported recurrence treated by a repeat excision in the literature to date. The present study reports an exceptionally rare case of a recurrent huge leiomyoma of the female urethra. The 47-year-old female was diagnosed with a huge mass located between the urethra and vagina during a gynecological examination. The patient had no symptoms and was successfully treated with transabdominal excision. Pathological examinations revealed a leiomyoma of the urethra. The patient was followed up for one year without any sign of recurrence. D.A. Spandidos 2014-06 2014-03-21 /pmc/articles/PMC4049677/ /pubmed/24932262 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.1991 Text en Copyright © 2014, Spandidos Publications http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an open-access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. The article may be redistributed, reproduced, and reused for non-commercial purposes, provided the original source is properly cited.
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title_full Recurrent huge leiomyoma of the urethra in a female patient: A case report
title_fullStr Recurrent huge leiomyoma of the urethra in a female patient: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Recurrent huge leiomyoma of the urethra in a female patient: A case report
title_short Recurrent huge leiomyoma of the urethra in a female patient: A case report
title_sort recurrent huge leiomyoma of the urethra in a female patient: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24932262
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.1991
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