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Metastasizing leiomyoma during pregnancy

Authors :
Jéssica Souto Morlin
Altivo Manoel Luiz Neto
Anelise Mendes Melo
Marina Carvalho Paschoini
Luis Ronan Marquez Ferreira de Souza
João Henrique do Amaral
Eddie Fernando Candido Murta
Rosekeila Simões Nomelini
Source :
Clinical and Biomedical Research, Vol 42, Iss 3 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 2023.

Abstract

Uterine leiomyoma is a benign tumor of myometrial tissue which affects women of reproductive age. Its prevalence increases with age and has a peak incidence at the age of forty. The term “metastasizing leiomyoma” refers to a tumor of dense connective tissue and smooth myometrial muscle cells located outside the uterus. This group of tumors can metastasize to different organs, the lung being its main focus. We present the case report of a 33-year-old female gravida 3, para 1, abortus 1, at 11 weeks of pregnancy, with pelvic masses. The diagnosis was metastasizing leiomyoma during pregnancy.

Details

Language :
English, Portuguese
ISSN :
23579730
Volume :
42
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Clinical and Biomedical Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.8863604c3f2241c786ea30853fe6ae39
Document Type :
article