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Leiomyoma of the vagina: An unusual presentation
Author(s) -
Gowri Raju,
Soundararaghavan Subramanium,
Oumachigui Asha,
Sistla Sarath Chandra,
Iyengar Krishnan R
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1341-8076.2003.00135.x
Subject(s) - medicine , vagina , presentation (obstetrics) , leiomyoma , malignancy , hysterectomy , biopsy , surgery , radiology , pathology
Vaginal leiomyomas are rare. They usually arise from the anterior vaginal wall. We report a case of a vaginal leiomyoma arising from the right lateral wall that presented as a gluteal swelling with pus discharging per vagina, creating a clinical dilemma in diagnosis. Preoperative imaging and biopsy may help to rule out malignancy. The size of the tumor necessitated abdominoperineal approach and hysterectomy for better surgical access. To the best of our knowledge such a clinical presentation of a vaginal leiomyoma has not been reported in the literature.