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Recurrent uterine myomata in three sisters — an uncommon occurrence
Author(s) -
Kulenthran A.,
Sivanesaratnam V.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(88)90022-7
Subject(s) - medicine , hysterectomy , complication , surgery , myoma , leiomyosarcoma , fistula , uterine myomectomy , in utero , uterus , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics
Three sisters who developed recurrent uterine myomata from a very young age are presented. Despite repeated attempts at myomectomy, all three cases had hysterectomies ultimately. Complications encountered during surgery were severe hemorrhage, inadvertent injury to bladder and bowel in two patients and a rare complication of colonicuteric‐cutaneous fistula occurring post‐operatively in one patient. Histology of the final hysterectomy specimens in two cases showed low grade leiomyosarcoma and cellular myoma, respectively.