Lipoleiomyoma of uterus in a postmenopausal woman

نویسندگان

  • Hanumanthappa Krishnappa Manjunatha
  • Anikode Subramanian Ramaswamy
  • Bylappa Sunil Kumar
  • Sulkunte Palaksha Arun Kumar
  • Lingegowda Krishna
چکیده

Lipoleiomyomas are uncommon benign neoplasms of uterus and are considered to be a variant of uterine myomas. Their reported incidence varies from 0.03 to 0.2%. Lipoleiomyoma consists of variable proportion of mature lipocytes and smooth muscle cells. These tumors generally occur in asymptomatic obese perimenopausal or menopausal women. We report this case of uterine lipoleiomyoma because of its rarity.

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دوره 1  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2010