Leiomyoma of the Ovary: A Case Report.
- Author:
Hye Kun OH
1
;
Yeun Kyung LEE
;
Sung Chul LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Chosun University College of Medicine, Kwangju 501-717, Korea. sclim@mail.chosun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ovarian Neoptasms-Leiomyoma
- MeSH:
Aged;
Female;
Humans;
Leiomyoma*;
Ovary*
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2002;36(1):59-61
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We present a case of ovarian leiomyoma without related clinical symptoms in a 68-year-old woman. Leiomyoma arising primarily in the ovary is rare. However, it is believed that there are actually more cases than those reported because this condition is usually mistaken for a fibrothecoma or parasitic leiomyoma. Most cases previously reported were incidentally presented and coexisted with other ovarian lesions. The present case was characterized by a 9 cm, round lobulated mass that totally replaced the left ovary without uterine leiomyoma or coexisting ovarian lesions.
