Parasitic leiomyoma presenting as an inguinal hernia in a postmenopausal woman
| Autor: | Romulo Vea, Quyen D. Chu, Guillermo Sangster, Peeyush Bhargava, Horacio B. D'Agostino, Kabiul Haque, Elba Turbat-Herrera |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:R895-920 Computed tomography 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Parasitic leiomyoma medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging neoplasms 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Uterine leiomyoma medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Inguinal hernia Ultrasound Magnetic resonance imaging medicine.disease Intrauterine Mass female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Leiomyoma surgical procedures operative 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Genitourinary Radiology business Intra-abdominal mass |
| Zdroj: | Radiology Case Reports, Vol 13, Iss 4, Pp 767-771 (2018) Radiology Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 1930-0433 |
| Popis: | 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. Keywords: Parasitic leiomyoma, Intra-abdominal mass, Inguinal hernia |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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