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Post-hysterectomy leiomyoma: an everlasting enigma.
Lakshmi Palaniappan1, Palaniappan Narayanan2, Priyanka Senthilkumar3
1Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India m4223001@sriher.edu.in.
BMJ Case Reports
|June 23, 2026
Summary
Broad ligament leiomyomas are rare tumors that can mimic malignancy in women post-hysterectomy. This case highlights the importance of considering these smooth muscle tumors in pelvic mass diagnosis.
Area of Science:
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Surgical Pathology
Background:
- Broad ligament leiomyomas are uncommon extra-uterine smooth muscle tumors.
- They can pose diagnostic challenges, especially mimicking malignancy in post-hysterectomy patients.
Purpose of the Study:
- To report a case of broad ligament leiomyoma in a post-hysterectomy patient.
- To emphasize diagnostic considerations for pelvic masses in this demographic.
Main Methods:
- Case report of a woman in her early 60s with a history of hysterectomy.
- Clinical presentation, imaging findings, intraoperative assessment, and histopathological examination were utilized.
Main Results:
- A large, solid-cystic pelvic mass was identified and excised.
- Histopathology confirmed the mass as a leiomyoma.
Conclusions:
- Broad ligament leiomyomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pelvic masses in post-hysterectomy patients.
- Accurate diagnosis requires clinicoradiological correlation and intraoperative assessment, with histopathology as the gold standard.
