Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata and Meningioma: A Rare Association
Jyothi Susan Thomas1, Vidya Kishore1, Reena Mani1
1Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
Oman Medical Journal
|January 15, 2026
Abstract:
A 39-year-old multiparous woman underwent emergency cesarean section after pathological findings in her cardiotocograph. A biopsy taken from the peritoneal mass confirmed the diagnosis of disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis. Postoperatively, the patient developed status epilepticus. Computed tomography image of the brain with angiography revealed a right frontal meningioma. With increasing ascites, excision of the tumor and total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy were performed.
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