A rare symplastic or bizarre leiomyoma of the scrotum: a case report and review of the literature

We present a case of a symplastic or "bizarre" leiomyoma of the scrotum. Isolated cases of leiomyomas have been reported arising from the renal pelvis, bladder, spermatic cord, epididymis, prostate as well as the glans penis. However such mesenchymal lesions of the scrotum are very rare. M...

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Published in:Cases journal 2008-12, Vol.1 (1), p.381-381, Article 381
Main Authors: Masood, Junaid, Voulgaris, Stelios, Atkinson, Peter, Carr, Tom W
Format: Article
Language:English
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Care and treatment
Case Report
Diagnosis
Health aspects
Leiomyoma
Patient outcomes
Risk factors
Ultrasonics in medicine
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Summary:We present a case of a symplastic or "bizarre" leiomyoma of the scrotum. Isolated cases of leiomyomas have been reported arising from the renal pelvis, bladder, spermatic cord, epididymis, prostate as well as the glans penis. However such mesenchymal lesions of the scrotum are very rare. Macroscopically the tumour was a well-circumscribed grey-white lesion 8.5 cm in size. Because of its peculiar histological characteristics this tumour was assigned as a symplastic or bizarre leiomyoma of the scrotum. We present this unusual tumour and highlight some important diagnostic and treatment pitfalls related to this rare tumour. This case demonstrates that leiomyomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of scrotal tumours.
ISSN:1757-1626
1757-1626
DOI:10.1186/1757-1626-1-381