Broad Ligament Lipoleiomyoma Masses: Two curious cases masquerading as ovarian carcinomas
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Large Broad ligament lipoleiomyoma masquerading as an ovarian malignancy:an uncommon tumor in an unusual site: a case report
Lipoleiomyoma is a very uncommon tumor accounting for 0.3 to 2.1% of all uterine leiomyomas and is composed of adipocytes and smooth muscle cells. They are mostly found in the fundus or cervix and extremely rare in the broad ligament. Preoperative diagnosis of lipoleiomyoma of the broad ligament is very difficult due to its similarity to ovarian tumor. I report a case of a 45-year-old premenopa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal [SQUMJ]
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2075-0528,2075-051X
DOI: 10.18295/squmj.2017.17.04.018