Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma: an uncommon form of a common disease
10.5468/ogs.2019.62.5.362
- Author:
Iffat JAMAL
1
;
Rakesh Kumar GUPTA
;
Ranwir Kumar SINHA
;
Punam Prasad BHADANI
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Phulwari Sharif, Patna, Bihar, India. rakesh.newjobi@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Uterus;
Smooth muscle;
Cotyledonoid;
Leiomyoma
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Leiomyoma;
Middle Aged;
Muscle, Smooth;
Uterine Neoplasms;
Uterus
- From:Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
2019;62(5):362-366
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Leiomyomas are benign uterine smooth muscle neoplasms with varied morphology that are well known to undergo secondary changes. Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma is a rare and distinct form of leiomyoma that poses a diagnostic challenge for clinicians, radiologists, and pathologists and can be confused with malignant uterine neoplasms. Only a few cases have been reported so far in the literature. Here we report a case of a cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma in a 60-year-old woman, emphasize its gross and histological features, and provide a review of the literature.
