Round Ligament Leiomyoma Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Leiomyomas are common benign gynecologic tumors occurring in up to 30% of women. Round ligament leiomyomas however are very rare and, if symptomatic, can present as an inguinal hernia. We report the case of a 47-year-old woman who presented with an irreducible inguinal mass consistent with an incarc...
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| description | Leiomyomas are common benign gynecologic tumors occurring in up to 30% of women. Round ligament leiomyomas however are very rare and, if symptomatic, can present as an inguinal hernia. We report the case of a 47-year-old woman who presented with an irreducible inguinal mass consistent with an incarcerated hernia. Intraoperatively, the mass was found to be a round ligament leiomyoma, a diagnosis that was confirmed by histopathology following excision of the mass. Although rare, round ligament leiomyomas should be part of the differential diagnosis of an inguinal hernia in females. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b62bd607812441daa462f4b27e80e7352025-02-03T01:27:27ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192016-01-01201610.1155/2016/93802129380212Round Ligament Leiomyoma Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia: Case Report and Review of the LiteratureMarc Najjar0Marc Mandel1Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USADepartment of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USALeiomyomas are common benign gynecologic tumors occurring in up to 30% of women. Round ligament leiomyomas however are very rare and, if symptomatic, can present as an inguinal hernia. We report the case of a 47-year-old woman who presented with an irreducible inguinal mass consistent with an incarcerated hernia. Intraoperatively, the mass was found to be a round ligament leiomyoma, a diagnosis that was confirmed by histopathology following excision of the mass. Although rare, round ligament leiomyomas should be part of the differential diagnosis of an inguinal hernia in females.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9380212 |
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| title | Round Ligament Leiomyoma Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Round Ligament Leiomyoma Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Round Ligament Leiomyoma Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Round Ligament Leiomyoma Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Round Ligament Leiomyoma Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | round ligament leiomyoma presenting as an incarcerated inguinal hernia case report and review of the literature |
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