OBJECTIVE: To describe two cases of leiomyoma development in patients with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH syndrome). DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens, Greece. PATIENT(S): A 42-year-old woman with MRKH syndrome presented with lower abdominal pain, and a 38-year-old woman with MRKH syndrome presented with an asymptomatic left adnexal mass. INTERVENTIONS(S): Clinical examination, transabdominal ultrasonography, IV urography, laparoscopy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Ultrasound. RESULT(S): In both cases, laparoscopy revealed a leiomyoma originating from the left uterine remnant. The leiomyomas and the adjacent uterine remnants were laparoscopically excised. CONCLUSION(S): In rare cases, leiomyomas can originate from the fibromuscular tissue of uterine remnants in patients with MRKH syndrome.
OBJECTIVE: To describe two cases of leiomyoma development in patients with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH syndrome). DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens, Greece. PATIENT(S): A 42-year-old woman with MRKH syndrome presented with lower abdominal pain, and a 38-year-old woman with MRKH syndrome presented with an asymptomatic left adnexal mass. INTERVENTIONS(S): Clinical examination, transabdominal ultrasonography, IV urography, laparoscopy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Ultrasound. RESULT(S): In both cases, laparoscopy revealed a leiomyoma originating from the left uterine remnant. The leiomyomas and the adjacent uterine remnants were laparoscopically excised. CONCLUSION(S): In rare cases, leiomyomas can originate from the fibromuscular tissue of uterine remnants in patients with MRKH syndrome.
Authors: Federico Romano; Stefania Carlucci; Guglielmo Stabile; Giuseppe Mirenda; Mariateresa Mirandola; Francesco Paolo Mangino; Andrea Romano; Giuseppe Ricci Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-05-31 Impact factor: 3.390