A case of Intraligamentary Huge Leiomyoma.

Yi, Jeongyoon; Kang, Minsoo; Lee, Sanghyuck; Oh, Eunhui; Choi, Beom; Shin, Yongduk; Kim, Dongjin

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001;44(12):2316-2319.
Published online December 1, 2001.

A case of Intraligamentary Huge Leiomyoma.

Jeongyoon Yi, Minsoo Kang, Sanghyuck Lee, Eunhui Oh, Beom Choi, Yongduk Shin, Dongjin Kim

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangnam General Hospital Public Corporation, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Uterine leiomyomas are the most common benign uterine tumors. They are estimated to be present in at least 20% of all women of reproductive age and may be asymptomatic in 40-50% of women older than 40 years of age. They may be subserosal, intramural, or submucosal in location within the uterus or located in the cervix, in the broad ligament, or on a pedicle. But it seems to be rare to experience a intraligamentary huge leiomyoma in the broad ligament.Recently we have experienced a case of intraligamentary huge leiomyoma with its weight of 3146 gm in 45 year-old primiparous woman. We present this case with a brief review of the literature.

Key Words: Huge Leiomyoma, Intraligamentary leiomyoma