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01.05.2010 | General Gynecology
Cotyledonoid leiomyoma and non-descent vaginal hysterectomy
verfasst von:
Rachna Agarwal, A. G. Radhika, Rashmi Malik, Gita Radhakrishnan
Erschienen in:
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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Ausgabe 5/2010
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Excerpt
We read with deep interest the article by Driss et al. [
1] who emphasize the association of a cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma with endosalpigiosis. Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma is an extremely rare variant of uterine leiomyoma with just 24 cases on record [
2]. Clinicoradiological differentiation from leiomyoma is difficult, and diagnosis is most often not suspected preoperatively. Imaging modalities offer no help, and its bizarre macroscopic shape may be confused with malignant neoplasm [
3]. …