[Disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis. Apropos of a case]

The authors report a case of disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis (DPL) occurring in a post-menopausal woman not using hormone replacement therapy. Her past history included a subtotal hysterectomy, with preservation of the adnexae, for metromenorrhagia due to a leiomyomatous uterus. This case confirms data in the literature concerning presentation, symptomatology, macroscopic appearance and histology. No electron microscopy study was undertaken, nor were hormonal receptors evaluated. The originality of this case lies in the onset of DPL in a post-menopausal (with laboratory confirmation) woman with very slow progression over several decades confirming the hormone-dependent nature and the good prognosis of this rare condition.