An Unusual Presentation of Pelvic Leiomyomatosis Misdiagnosed as Disseminated Malignancy
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Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD) is an exceedingly rare, usually benign condition that clinically simulates a disseminated malignancy, occurring predominantly in women of childbearing age. We present a case of LPD in a postmenopausal woman who had undergone hysterectomy 8 years back for fibroids along with simultaneous presence of pelvic metastasis from breast carcinoma.
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دوره 2012 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2012