Open AccessOsseous metaplasia in multiple broad ligament leiomyomas: An extreme rarity
Author(s) -
R. S. Sαxena,
Nidhi Agarwal,
Rangwala Tasneem,
Deeksha Buliwal
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ip archives of cytology and histopathology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-5725
pISSN - 2456-9267
DOI - 10.18231/j.achr.2022.015
Subject(s) - calcification , hyaline , medicine , leiomyoma , histopathology , pathology , metaplasia , dystrophic calcification , uterine leiomyoma , ossification , degeneration (medical) , anatomy
Osseous metaplasia in a leiomyoma is an uncommon clinical entity with the presence of mature and immature bone in a leiomyoma. Infection, necrosis, hyaline degeneration, calcification and myxoid degeneration are the most common secondary degenerative changes seen in cases of leiomyoma. Calcified and ossified leiomyomas are uncommon and is rarely reported in literature. We report one such case in a 45 year old perimenopausal female who presented clinically with abnormal uterine bleeding. Multiple nodules were seen in bilateral broad ligaments, which on histopathology revealed features of osseous metaplasia in hyalinized degenerated leiomyomas, an extremely rare clinical entity.