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Stacy J Arnold1, Frank C Lin2, Jordan M Eldersveld1
1Department of Pathology, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724, USA; Department of Pathology, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Tucson, AZ 85723, USA.
Abstract:
Leiomyomas are common smooth muscle neoplasms; however, leiomyomas of the seminal vesicles are extremely rare. We report a case of seminal vesicle leiomyoma in a 55-year-old African American male who underwent robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) for Gleason 8 (4 + 4) adenocarcinoma. An incidental nodule arising from the left seminal vesicle was discovered during surgery, complicating the surgical dissection and suggesting extra-prostatic extension. The histologic findings in this case raised the possibility that this seminal vesicle leiomyoma may have arisen from a remnant of the mid-portion of the Müllerian duct; however, a thorough immunohistochemical (IHC) workup disproved this theory.
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