Primary ovarian leiomyoma

Authors

• Mariam Mathew, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Al Khoudh, PO Box 38, PC 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Tel/Fax. +968 513951. E-mail: mathewz{at}omantel.net.om
• Andrezj Krolikowski, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Al-Khoudh, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
• Ibrahim Al-Haddabi, Department of Pathology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Al-Khoudh, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
• Vadakkepat Nirmala, Department of Pathology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Al-Khoudh, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

Abstract

Ovarian leiomyoma is a rare and incidentally detected neoplasm, clinically indistinguishable from subserous leiomyomas and ovarian fibromas, until histopathological confirmation. We present a case of leiomyoma arising primarily from the ovary in a 35 year old woman.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

306

Last Page

307

Recommended Citation

Mathew, Mariam; Krolikowski, Andrezj; Al-Haddabi, Ibrahim; and Nirmala, Vadakkepat (2005) "Primary ovarian leiomyoma," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 26: Iss. 2, Article 23.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.2839