A Parasitic Leiomyoma of the Small Bowel

Benning, Harbinder; Bernier, Mark

doi:10.1016/j.jogc.2016.10.016

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“…Parasitic leiomyomas are considered to be pedunculated subserosal uterine leiomyomas which have lost attachment to the uterus, and have adhered to and gained blood supply from other adjacent organs. They can be found anywhere in the abdomen and pelvis, and have been reported in the omentum [4] , [5] , the ovaries [6] , and in the bowel [7] . Lete et al published the first systematic review on parasitic leiomyomas in 2016 [3] .…”

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Parasitic leiomyoma presenting as an inguinal hernia in a postmenopausal woman

Bhargava

Haque

Vea

et al. 2018

Radiology Case Reports

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Uterine leiomyomas are one of the most common tumors affecting reproductive-age women. Leiomyomas can present as an intrauterine mass or rarely as an extrauterine tumor. Depending on its location, the diagnosis of extrauterine leiomyoma can be challenging, and multiple imaging modalities may be needed for correct identification and differentiation from malignant entities. We report the case of a 48-year-old-postmenopausal female who presented with a painful left inguinal mass, which was clinically diagnosed as inguinal hernia. Ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and percutaneous biopsy were used to characterize the mass. Surgical resection and histopathological analysis revealed the mass to be a parasitic leiomyoma, a very rare cause of inguinal hernia, especially in a postmenopausal woman.

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