Intra-peritoneal leiomyoma of the round ligament in a patient with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome

BACKGROUNDThe occurrence of an extra-uterine leiomyoma, arising from the intra-peritoneal portion of the round ligament in a lady with Müllerian agenesis diagnosed at the age of forty is extremely rare. We report a case of this rare combination in a Middle Eastern woman.CASEA 40 years old lady, prim...

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Published in:Facts, views & vision in ObGyn views & vision in ObGyn, 2016, Vol.8 (4), p.233-235
Main Authors: Salem Wehbe, G, Bitar, R, Zreik, T, Samaha, M, Walter, C, Sleiman, Z
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:BACKGROUNDThe occurrence of an extra-uterine leiomyoma, arising from the intra-peritoneal portion of the round ligament in a lady with Müllerian agenesis diagnosed at the age of forty is extremely rare. We report a case of this rare combination in a Middle Eastern woman.CASEA 40 years old lady, primarily amenorrheic, presented to our clinic for an infertility consultation. The work- up showed features suggestive of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome with a leiomyoma arising from the intra-peritoneal part of the round ligament.
ISSN:2032-0418