Erschienen in:
01.08.2013 | Case Report
Cavernous Hemangioma of Uterine Cervix in Pregnancy Mimicking Cervical Fibroid
verfasst von:
Smita Mahapatra, Bidyut Prava Das, Asaranti Kar, Rupa Das, Kalyani Hazra, Sudha Sethy
Erschienen in:
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India
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Ausgabe 4/2013
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Excerpt
The incidence of hemangioma in different parts of the body is quite common. The occurrence of this vascular lesion in the female genital tract, particularly in the uterine cervix, is rare [
1]. Owing to their small size and the asymptomatic nature, a majority of hemangiomas are incidental findings, but they may present with abnormal vaginal bleeding [
2]. Affected gravidas often have uneventful pregnancy, labor, and delivery [
3‐
5]. In asymptomatic women of child-bearing age, management is local ablation, preserving the uterus [
4]. Bleeding, while usually responsive to conservative ablation, may require hysterectomy [
6]. In this article, we describe an asymptomatic hemangioma of cervix, which was clinically diagnosed as cervical fibroid in a term pregnant lady, which was managed by local ablation. …