Open AccessPostmenopausal Huge Ovarian Leiomyoma: A Rare Presentation
Author(s) -
Amel Ivan E
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/10369.5204
Subject(s) - leiomyoma , ovary , differential diagnosis , medicine , fibroma , pathology , presentation (obstetrics) , uterine leiomyoma , masson's trichrome stain , lesion , staining , radiology
Ovarian leiomyoma is one of the rare solid tumours of ovary, accounting for 0.5-1% of the benign tumours of the ovary. We report one such case which presented in a postmenopausal woman. The differential diagnosis includes ovarian fibroma, thecoma, cellular fibroma and sclerosing stromal tumour. Masson's trichrome staining helps to distinguish fibrous and smooth muscle components of the lesion and confirms the diagnosis of ovarian leiomyoma. Hence, ovarian leiomyoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of ovarian spindle cell tumours.