Mame Diarra Ndiaye Gueye Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Infectious Diseases, Clinical Trials, Oncology, Pediatrics, Gastroenterology
Gynaecologic and Obstetric Clinic, Aristide Le Dantec Teaching Hospital 1, Pasteur Avenue, POBOX 3001, Dakar Senegal q
Mame Diarra Ndiaye Gueye works in the Gynaecologic and Obstetric Clinic at Aristide Le Dantec Teaching Hospital 1 and is interested in the fields of Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Clinical Trials, Oncology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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Author(s): Mame Diarra Ndiaye Gueye, Mamour Gueye, Magatte Mbaye, Aliou Diouf, Mouhamadou Wade, Moussa Diallo, Omar Gassama, Jean Charles Moreau
Extra-uterine leiomyomas are rare, benign, and may arise in any anatomic sites. Extra-uterine leiomyomas are diagnostic challenge due to their rare unusual locations. We present a case of pelvic leiomyoma mimicking ovarian mass in a 34-year-old woman who was suffering for right pelvic pain. Clinical and imaging findings revealed an ovarian leimyoma. A laparotomy using Pfannenstiel incision was performed. Pelvic organs and both ovaries appeared normal. There was a firm mass about 5 cm in size distinct from the left ovary and attached to uterus with some fine adhesions that were cut allowing removal of the mass. Pathologic examination concluded to a benign leiomyoma. The recovery was uneventful and pelvic pain disappeared. Leiomyomas occur infrequently outside... view moreĀ»