Leiomyoma of the vesicovaginal septum: A case report

Abstract

 

Abstract. Vaginal leiomyomas are very rare solid tumors of unknown exact etiology. These tumors are generally asymptomatic. Its can lead to preoperative misdiagnosis. The diagnosis of this tumors can only made by histopathology. The treatment of choice is surgical excision. Local recurrence and transformation into sarcoma are rare. In this article, we have reported a 39-year-old woman with an approximately 3x4 cm regular homogenous solid mass reaching to the hymenal ring in the area of the anterior wall of vesicovaginal septum.

 

Key words: Vaginal leiomyoma, vaginal mass, vaginal surgical excision

 

 

 

Keywords

• Vaginal leiomyoma, vaginal mass, vaginal surgical excision

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