Giant pelvic retroperitoneal leiomyoma arising from the rectal wall
| Autor: | Robyn Sayer, Cindy L. Amundsen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Leiomyoma business.industry Rectal Neoplasms Rectosigmoid Colon Uterus Obstetrics and Gynecology Rectum Pelvic cavity Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Diagnosis Differential medicine.anatomical_structure Rectal wall medicine Humans Histopathology Female Retroperitoneal Neoplasms business Pelvis Pelvic Neoplasms |
| Zdroj: | Obstetrics and gynecology. 101(5 Pt 2) |
| ISSN: | 0029-7844 |
| Popis: | Background Pelvic retroperitoneal leiomyomas arising from the rectal wall are rare. We present a case of a giant retroperitoneal leiomyoma mimicking bilateral solid adnexal masses in a postmenopausal woman. Case A 54-year-old postmenopausal woman presented with a large abdominopelvic mass. At surgery, the uterus was displaced anteriorly by a large retroperitoneal mass. The rectosigmoid colon was noted to course through the retroperitoneal mass. The patient underwent complete excision of the retroperitoneal mass along with a rectosigmoid resection of the involved colon with primary reanastomosis. Histopathology showed a leiomyoma arising from the muscularis propria of the rectum wall. Conclusion Retroperitoneal masses that extend into the pelvis may mimic adnexal masses and, therefore, represent a rare finding at gynecologic surgery. |
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