Imaging findings of fallopian tube leiomyoma with myxoid degeneration: a case report

Kwon, Gene Hyuk; Rha, Sung Eun; Ki, Eun Young; Bae, Seok Nyeon; Lee, Ahwon

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.07.003

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“…Benign tumors originating from the fallopian tubes are very rare and can present in a variety of histologic types, including leiomyoma, teratoma, fibroma, Adenomatoid tumor, lipoma, hemangioma, papilloma, Solitary fibrous tumor, etc (6)(7)(8)(9). Due to the very small number of cases, it is difficult to assess the incidence of leiomyoma of the fallopian tube.…”

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“…Leiomyoma of the fallopian tube are mostly unilateral, small and asymptomatic, and most cases are discovered incidentally during diagnostic laparoscopy or other operations. Some patients may seek medical attention due to the huge size of tubal leiomyoma or abdominal pain caused by torsion or degenerative changes of leiomyoma, or due to the coexistence of tubal ectopic pregnancy and tubal leiomyoma (2,9,12). The pathogenesis of ectopic pregnancy may be that tubal leiomyoma compresses the lumen of the fallopian tube or tubal leiomyoma lead to alteration in the ciliary motion in the tube so that the fertilized egg implants in the tube.…”

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“…On T1-weighted images, leiomyomas are isointense relative to the uterine myometrium and hypointense on T2-weighted images. With homogeneous enhancement in viable leiomyomas and heterogeneous enhancement in degenerating leiomyomas, and fallopian tube torsion appears as tubular lesions, tapered ends, beak sign (9,14). Nevertheless, leiomyoma of the fallopian tube is still hard to diagnose preoperatively and is often misdiagnosed as subserous uterine leiomyoma with torsion, ovarian cyst, mesenteric tumor, small pelvic tumor, abdominal hemorrhage, etc.…”

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Leiomyoma of the fallopian tube found during laparoscopic myomectomy: A case report and review of the literature

Cheng

Wang

et al. 2023

Front. Surg.

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Leiomyoma of the fallopian tube is an extremely rare benign tumor of the fallopian tube. Because of the small number of cases, it is difficult to calculate their incidence. In this case report, we report a case of leiomyoma of the fallopian tube detected during laparoscopic myomectomy in a 31-year-old female with occasional pelvic pain. The patient was diagnosed with uterine leiomyoma based on a transvaginal ultrasound scan. She was operated and a 3*3 cm mass in the area of the isthmus of the left fallopian tube was observed. Three uterine leiomyomas and one leiomyoma of the fallopian tube were removed. Ultrasound at 6 months postoperatively showed no abnormality. Hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography (HyCoSy) at 15 months postoperatively showed bilateral fallopian tubes were unobstructed. For those patients with fertility requirements, some fertility-preserving techniques can be used to allow complete resection of the leiomyoma and avoid tubal damage.

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Leiomyoma of the fallopian tube found during laparoscopic myomectomy: A case report and review of the literature

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“…In the propagation phase, calcium accumulations in single dead and dying cells act as seed crystals that become encrusted with more mineral deposits; progressive acquisition of outer layers may then create a lamellated configuration, giving rise to psammoma bodies [ 4 ]. Myxoid change is another degenerative phenomenon found in a variety of diseases and tumors [ 5 6 7 8 ], although its mechanism remains speculative. Myxoid degeneration results from accumulation of mucin in intracellular or extracellular loci.…”

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Pathomorphological features of calcinosis circumscripta in a dog

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A 19-month-old male German shepherd dog was presented with a hindlimb footpad mass. The mass was excised and histopathology was performed. Grossly, the cut section of the mass had multiple well-circumscribed nodules with a chalky appearance. Histopathologically, basophilic-stained calcium deposits of various sizes were distributed from dermis to subcutis, surrounded by epithelioid cells, multinucleated giant cells, and reactive fibroblasts. Myxoid metaplasia, calcium deposits in hair follicles, and psammoma-like bodies were also found. These histopathologic observations will greatly help to understand the pathogenesis of calcinosis circumscripta.

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