Severely calcified leiomyoma of broad ligament in a postmenopausal woman: Report of a rare case

Calcified broad ligament leiomyoma is a rare benign lesion in postmenopausal age group. It causes diagnostic confusion with solid calcified adnexal mass and large bladder calculi at the pelvic region. Clinical and radiological diagnoses were confirmed by histopathology of the hysterectomy specimen....

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Mid-life Health 2016-07, Vol.7 (3), p.147-149
Hauptverfasser: Pal, Subrata, Mondal, Sajeeb, Mondal, Palash Kr, Raychaudhuri, Gargi, Pradhan, Rajashree, Banerjee, Suparna
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Zusammenfassung:Calcified broad ligament leiomyoma is a rare benign lesion in postmenopausal age group. It causes diagnostic confusion with solid calcified adnexal mass and large bladder calculi at the pelvic region. Clinical and radiological diagnoses were confirmed by histopathology of the hysterectomy specimen. We hereby present a case of heavily calcified broad ligament fibroid in a postmenopausal woman.
ISSN:0976-7800
0976-7819
DOI:10.4103/0976-7800.191015