Leiomyome vaginal : a propos d'un cas [ Vaginal leiomyoma: report of a case ]

If the uterine leiomyoma is a common and well known disease entity, ectopic location, is rare. The treatment is surgical enucleation and the diagnosis is histological. The objective of this work is to describe a rare location of myoma. The researchers report the case of a patient of 50 years postmenopausal, who consulted for a vaginal nodule. MRI has to say vaginal tumor origin. The patient therefore underwent surgical resection of a nodule 1cm white and firm. Histological study has allowed us to retain the vaginal leiomyoma diagnosis. The leiomyoma is a benign mesenchymal tumor whose extra-uterine seat is rare. In her vaginal location, it is usually asymptomatic, discovered incidentally during a clinical examination. Vaginal myoma is usually a nodule on average 3cm, firm and painless, affecting middle-aged women. Radiological explorations show the origin of the vaginal origin of the lesion. Surgical resection is required because of sarcomatous degeneration have been described. The diagnosis is based on histological examination of the tumor.