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Giant Perineal Leiomyoma Incidentally Manifested at a Recent Episiotomy Site: Case Report
Fecha
2011Registro en:
JOURNAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY, v.18, n.2, p.267-269, 2011
1553-4650
10.1016/j.jmig.2010.12.010
Autor
BRITO, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira
MOTOKI, Luciana Falcao
MAGNANI, Pedro Sergio
SABINO-DE-FREITAS, Mauricio Mesquita
LANDELL, Glaucia Aparecida Magnani
QUINTANA, Silvana Maria
Institución
Resumen
Benign leiomyomas are common soft tumors, arising especially in the female genital tract; unlike uterine leiomyomas, they rarely occur in perineal regions. They can develop wherever smooth muscle is present. Herein is reported the case of a large perineal leiomyoma in a 36-year-old woman who noted a palpable mass close to the rectum 1 year after she had delivered vaginally, in the same region of as a mediolateral episiotomy. Complete surgical excision was performed. Histopathologic findings were compatible with benign leiomyoma. At postoperative follow-up, no signs of anal dysfunction were noted. There was no pathologic correlation between formation of the leiomyoma and the episiotomy despite a possible association between the presence of fibrosis and development of leiomyomas, which was found during a literature review. Microarray analysis will be necessary to elucidate this hypothesis. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (2011) 18, 267-269 (C) 2011 AAGL. All rights reserved.