Round Ligament Leiomyoma Developing During Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review

Authors

  • Cuneyt Yurdakul Dept. of Pathology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University School of Medicine, Rize, Turkey
  • İbrahim Sehitoglu Dept. of Pathology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University School of Medicine, Rize, Turkey
  • Recep Bedir Dept. of Pathology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University School of Medicine, Rize, Turkey
  • Rukiye Yilmaz Dept. of Pathology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University School of Medicine, Rize, Turkey
Abstract:

Round ligament leiomyoma of uterus is rare. It can be presented as inguinal swelling mimicking the inguinal hernia or lymph node. Surgical excision is its curative treatment. Definitive diagnosis is made by histopathological examination. A 32 year old pregnant patient having round ligament leiomyoma as diagnosed histopathologically in Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Hospital in 2014 was presented here as the sixth case in literature.

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volume 11  issue 3

pages  261- 264

publication date 2016-07-01

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