Open AccessDiffuse uterine leiomyomatosis: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Huiping Ren,
Qingzhu Wang,
Jianan Wang,
Gang-Jie Hong,
Shuang Zhou,
JunYan Zhu,
Shanji Li
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i24.8797
Subject(s) - medicine , leiomyoma , leiomyomatosis , myoma , pelvic examination , uterine leiomyoma , uterine cavity , magnetic resonance imaging , pelvic cavity , cervical canal , hysterectomy , uterus , vagina , smooth muscle tumor , radiology , surgery , cervix , cancer
Diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis (DUL) is a benign uterine smooth muscle neoplasm with unknown etiology. Since DUL is rarely reported, knowledge regarding it is limited. The rate of early diagnosis is low, and DUL is often misdiagnosed as common multiple uterine leiomyomas before surgery.