Extra-Uterine Leiomyoma Presenting After Hysterectomy

Leiomyomas are a common gynaecological finding affecting 20-30% of women over the age of 35, with prevalence decreasing following menopause. Around 25% of women present clinically with a leiomyoma, which are most commonly found within the uterus. Rarer extra-uterine locations include the broad ligam...

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Autores principales: Patel, Chantal, Todd, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9001864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35464590
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23116
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description Leiomyomas are a common gynaecological finding affecting 20-30% of women over the age of 35, with prevalence decreasing following menopause. Around 25% of women present clinically with a leiomyoma, which are most commonly found within the uterus. Rarer extra-uterine locations include the broad ligament, cervix, and vagina. We present a rare case of an extra-uterine leiomyoma located in the perineum of a 59-year-old female. Our case highlights the importance for extra-uterine leiomyoma to be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with a pelvic mass following hysterectomy.
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spelling pubmed-90018642022-04-23 Extra-Uterine Leiomyoma Presenting After Hysterectomy Patel, Chantal Todd, Richard Cureus Obstetrics/Gynecology Leiomyomas are a common gynaecological finding affecting 20-30% of women over the age of 35, with prevalence decreasing following menopause. Around 25% of women present clinically with a leiomyoma, which are most commonly found within the uterus. Rarer extra-uterine locations include the broad ligament, cervix, and vagina. We present a rare case of an extra-uterine leiomyoma located in the perineum of a 59-year-old female. Our case highlights the importance for extra-uterine leiomyoma to be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with a pelvic mass following hysterectomy. Cureus 2022-03-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9001864/ /pubmed/35464590 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23116 Text en Copyright © 2022, Patel 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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title_full_unstemmed Extra-Uterine Leiomyoma Presenting After Hysterectomy
title_short Extra-Uterine Leiomyoma Presenting After Hysterectomy
title_sort extra-uterine leiomyoma presenting after hysterectomy
topic Obstetrics/Gynecology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9001864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35464590
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