A Case of Giant Uterine Lipoleiomyoma Simulating Malignancy
Joint Authors
Karaman, Erbil
Cim, Numan
Bulut, Gülay
Elçi, Gülhan
Andıç, Esra
Tekin, Mustafa
Kolusarı, Ali
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Uterine leiomyoma is the most common benign pathology in women and lipoleiomyoma is an extremely rare and specific type of leiomyoma.
Here, we report an unusual case of giant pedunculated subserous lipoleiomyoma misdiagnosed preoperatively as leiomyosarcoma.
Case.
A 45-year-old woman admitted to our gynecology outpatient clinic for complaints of abdominal distention, tiredness, and pelvic pain for the last 6 months.
Sonography and abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a giant semisolid mass that filled whole abdominal cavity from pelvis to subdiaphragmatic area.
A primary diagnosis of uterine sarcoma or ovarian malignancy was made.
On operation, total abdominal hysterectomy with a pedunculated mass of size 30 × 23 × 12 cm and weighing 5.4 kg and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed.
The histopathology revealed a lipoleiomyoma with extensive cystic and fatty degeneration without any malignancy.
Discussion.
The diagnosis of leiomyoma is done usually with pelvic ultrasound but sometimes it is difficult to reach a correct diagnosis especially in cases of giant and pedunculated lipoleiomyoma that included fatty tissue which may mimick malignancy.
Conclusion.
Subserous pedunculated giant lipoleiomyoma should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma or ovarian malignancy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Karaman, Erbil& Cim, Numan& Bulut, Gülay& Elçi, Gülhan& Andıç, Esra& Tekin, Mustafa…[et al.]. 2015. A Case of Giant Uterine Lipoleiomyoma Simulating Malignancy. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Karaman, Erbil…[et al.]. A Case of Giant Uterine Lipoleiomyoma Simulating Malignancy. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Karaman, Erbil& Cim, Numan& Bulut, Gülay& Elçi, Gülhan& Andıç, Esra& Tekin, Mustafa…[et al.]. A Case of Giant Uterine Lipoleiomyoma Simulating Malignancy. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059215
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059215