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Angioleiomyoma of the
small intestine - a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.World
J Surg Oncol. 2007 Nov 8;5:129.
BACKGROUND:
Benign tumors are a rare cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage of which
angioleiomyomas constitute a very small minority. They have been
reported in literature to present with volvulus, bleeding or
intussusceptions. CASE PRESENTATION: An interesting case of a patient
presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding from an underlying
angioleiomyoma is discussed along with its management options.
CONCLUSION: Angioleiomyoma though rare can be managed successfully by
surgical and/or minimally invasive endovascular procedures.
A rare case of female
pelvic mass: angioleiomyoma of the broad ligament.Eur
J Gynaecol Oncol.
2007;28(5):418-20.
Angioleiomyoma is
a benign mesenchymal neoplasm composed of smooth muscle cells and
thick-walled vessels. It is usually found in the skin of the lower
extremities. Angioleiomyoma is a very rare tumor among the
ever-expanding repertoire of growth variants described in benign
uterine leiomyoma. More rare is a solitary tumor of the broad
ligament. Thus angioleiomyoma of the broad ligament is an extremely
rare benign tumor of the female pelvis. In this report a 52-year-old
woman with a one-year history of abdominal pain was admitted to our
hospital. Gynaecological and ultrasonography exams showed a large mass
with increased vascularization in the right adnexal region. The
patient underwent total hysterectomy and bilateral
salpingo-oophorectomy. The site of the benign
mass was the left
broad ligament of the uterus. On pathologic examination of the
specimen, the tumor was diagnosed as angioleiomyoma. We present a case
of angioleiomyoma of the broad ligament because of its extreme rarity
and the large size of the tumor. |
