Meel Mukta, Hemrajani Deepika, Kumar Mukesh, Agnani Bhawna
Department of Pathology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Department of Neurosurgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
J Midlife Health. 2020 Jul-Sep;11(3):175-177. doi: 10.4103/jmh.JMH_105_19. Epub 2020 Sep 29.
Leiomyomas are benign mesenchymal neoplasms mostly seen in the uterus and are one of the most common pelvic masses seen in women, but primary ovarian leiomyomas are rare among all the benign ovarian tumors, which account only for 0.5%-1%. The definitive diagnosis of such lesions is difficult prior to surgical excision, as there are no pathognomonic symptoms or characteristic imaging findings. Here, we report a case of primary ovarian leiomyoma with brief review of literature, highlighting the differential diagnosis of ovarian spindle cell lesions. The correct diagnosis of an ovarian leiomyoma requires identification of the nature of tumor as smooth muscle. An immunohistochemistry marker analysis is recommended for definitive diagnosis.