Case Report of a Uterine Angioleiomyoma

Angioleiomyoma of uterus and cervix: A rare report of two cases

“…AL of uterus can rarely be diagnosed in patients without histopathology although infrequently, an alert ultrasonologist can suspect it by increased vascularity in a lesion showing echogenicity different from typical leiomyomas,[ 2 ] as in our Case 1. Sometimes, contrast-enhanced computed tomography may also indicate its possibility by revealing the presence of multivascular branches within the tumor mass and uterine artery hypertrophy.…”

“…Uterine AL is quite a rare entity, and as per our search, only 38 case reports have been described in the literature so far [ Table 1 ]. Out of them, only a very few have been described as a polypoid uterine angioleiomomatous lesion,[ 1 2 ] which makes our case (Case 1) rarer.…”

Vulvar angioleiomyoma

“…MRI findings are nonspecific. [ 2 ] Histologically, angioleiomyoma is similar to leiomyoma in that they are comprised of interlacing smooth muscle cells, but microscopy also demonstrates regularly distributed small blood vessels in angioleiomyoma. [ 10 ] Immunohistochemical markers and assays for smooth muscle cell components assist in achieving a pathologic diagnosis,[ 5 ] as was the case for the only other published report of vulvar angioleiomyoma.…”

“…This tumor has been rarely described in the female urogenital tract, although a few reports on angioleiomyoma of the uterus[ 2 ] have been published. Presentation in the ovaries,[ 3 ] pelvic retroperitoneum,[ 4 ] broad ligaments,[ 5 ] female periurethra,[ 6 ] and vulva[ 7 ] are even more unusual.…”

Angioleiomioma uterino: a propósito de un caso

“…Los angioleiomiomas pueden ser submucosos, intramurales y subserosos, y también pediculados [7][8][9] . Su diagnóstico preoperatorio rara vez es posible, ya que no tienen un patrón único en las técnicas de imagen (ecografía, RM o tomografía computarizada).…”