BACKGROUND Retroperitoneal leiomyoma is a rare benign tumor.Retroperitoneal leiomyomas located in the latissimus uterine ligament are even rarer.Retroperitoneal leiomyomas have similar characteristics to uterine leiom...BACKGROUND Retroperitoneal leiomyoma is a rare benign tumor.Retroperitoneal leiomyomas located in the latissimus uterine ligament are even rarer.Retroperitoneal leiomyomas have similar characteristics to uterine leiomyomas in terms of tissue,which results in confusion during diagnosis.CASE SUMMARY A 47-year-old female with 3 years of pain in the right lower quadrant and discovery of a pelvic mass 13 d ago underwent open abdominal exploration.In the right broad ligament,a solid mass with well circumscribed boundaries,approximately 15 cm×10 cm×10 cm in size was bluntly peeled off.The pathological result was a spindle cell tumor,morphologically considered to originate from smooth muscle.Immunohistochemical results supported a deep soft tissue leiomyoma.CONCLUSION Retroperitoneal leiomyoma is a rare benign tumor,and surgical treatment can have a good therapeutic effect.展开更多
基金Supported by the Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province,No.20210204080YY.
文摘BACKGROUND Retroperitoneal leiomyoma is a rare benign tumor.Retroperitoneal leiomyomas located in the latissimus uterine ligament are even rarer.Retroperitoneal leiomyomas have similar characteristics to uterine leiomyomas in terms of tissue,which results in confusion during diagnosis.CASE SUMMARY A 47-year-old female with 3 years of pain in the right lower quadrant and discovery of a pelvic mass 13 d ago underwent open abdominal exploration.In the right broad ligament,a solid mass with well circumscribed boundaries,approximately 15 cm×10 cm×10 cm in size was bluntly peeled off.The pathological result was a spindle cell tumor,morphologically considered to originate from smooth muscle.Immunohistochemical results supported a deep soft tissue leiomyoma.CONCLUSION Retroperitoneal leiomyoma is a rare benign tumor,and surgical treatment can have a good therapeutic effect.
