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Severely calcified leiomyoma of broad ligament in a postmenopausal woman: Report of a rare case

Calcified broad ligament leiomyoma is a rare benign lesion in postmenopausal age group. It causes diagnostic confusion with solid calcified adnexal mass and large bladder calculi at the pelvic region. Clinical and radiological diagnoses were confirmed by histopathology of the hysterectomy specimen....

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Autores principales: Pal, Subrata, Mondal, Sajeeb, Mondal, Palash Kr, Raychaudhuri, Gargi, Pradhan, Rajashree, Banerjee, Suparna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27721644
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-7800.191015
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Sumario:Calcified broad ligament leiomyoma is a rare benign lesion in postmenopausal age group. It causes diagnostic confusion with solid calcified adnexal mass and large bladder calculi at the pelvic region. Clinical and radiological diagnoses were confirmed by histopathology of the hysterectomy specimen. We hereby present a case of heavily calcified broad ligament fibroid in a postmenopausal woman.