A uterine lipoleiomyoma of the broad ligament mimicking an ovarian tumor.

Kim, Hae Kyung; Kim, Ju Hyun; Hong, Sung Yeon; Choi, Youn Seok; Oh, Hoon Kyu; Lee, Tae Sung

doi:2012.55.10.787

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 55(10); 2012 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2012;55(10):787-790.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2012.55.10.787 Published online October 10, 2012.

A uterine lipoleiomyoma of the broad ligament mimicking an ovarian tumor.

Hae Kyung Kim, Ju Hyun Kim, Sung Yeon Hong, Youn Seok Choi, Hoon Kyu Oh, Tae Sung Lee

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. drkjh@cu.ac.kr
²Department of Pathology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

Uterine lipoleiomyomas are rare benign lesions composed of mature adipose tissue and smooth muscle cells. Uterine lipoleiomyomas are mostly found in the fundus or cervix and extremely rare in the broad ligament. Preoperative diagnosis of lipoleiomyoma of the broad ligament is very difficult due to its similarity to ovarian tumor. We report a 56-year-old menopausal woman with huge lipoleiomyoma of the broad ligament mimicking an ovarian tumor that treated with total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral adnexectomy.

Key Words: Lipoleiomyoma, Ovarian neoplasms, Broad ligament