Taşkın Salih, Sönmezer Murat, Kahraman Korhan, Atabekoğlu Cem
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2011 Jun;24(3):e77-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2010.08.001. Epub 2011 Jan 22.
Uterine leiomyomas are rarely seen in adolescent and to date nine leiomyoma cases have been reported under age 17. Eight of these have been treated surgically via laparotomic myomectomy.
A 16-year-old girl presented with a painless, lobulated necrotic mass protruding through the introitus. The mass originated from posterior uterine wall resected using hysteroscopy. Final pathology report revealed a submucous uterine leiomyoma.
Submucous uterine leiomyomas may present as a vaginal mass in adolescents and can be safely treated using hysteroscopy.