Shaukat Irfan, Yassin Sayf, Paudel Amrit, Höti Naseruddin, Mustafa Sadaf
Department of Internal Medicine, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Department of Internal Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2019 Apr 12;9(2):168-170. doi: 10.1080/20009666.2019.1591899. eCollection 2019 Apr.
Uterine leiomyoma is the most common benign pelvic tumor of the myometrium, as the prevalence could be as high as 70%. Major risk factors include age between 40-60 years and African descent. It usually presents with abnormal uterine bleeding and/or pelvic pain or pressure. Extra-uterine cases of leiomyoma have been reported including Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata (LPD), in which multiple nodules are found in the pelvis, peritoneum, or intestine. The term parasitic leiomyoma has been used in literature to describe a non-disseminating pattern . There is no clear explanation for pathogenesis; however, some reports linked it to previous uterine procedures. We are presenting here a case report of an unusual presentation of extra-uterine leiomyoma in a patient with a remote history of hysterectomy for uterine fibroids.
子宫平滑肌瘤是最常见的子宫肌层良性盆腔肿瘤,其患病率可能高达70%。主要风险因素包括40至60岁的年龄以及非洲裔血统。它通常表现为异常子宫出血和/或盆腔疼痛或压迫感。已有子宫外平滑肌瘤病例的报道,包括播散性腹膜平滑肌瘤病(LPD),其中在盆腔、腹膜或肠道中发现多个结节。文献中使用“寄生性平滑肌瘤”一词来描述一种非播散性模式。目前对其发病机制尚无明确解释;然而,一些报告将其与先前的子宫手术联系起来。我们在此报告一例有子宫肌瘤子宫切除术既往史的患者出现罕见的子宫外平滑肌瘤表现的病例。