Although bladder leiomyoma is rare, this is the most frequent nonepithelial benign tumor of the bladder. Symptoms and treatment depend on location and size of the lesion as well. The optional treatment is a total enucleation or partial cystectomy, although in biopsy proved cases watchful waiting is an option, surgery should be considered as the tumor grows or symptoms are observed. The etiology...

Herein, we report on a well-characterized benign metastasizing leiomyoma, presented in an unusual site. Up to the knowledge of authors, so far, only 76 cases of benign metastasizing leiomyoma have been reported. The tumor presented as a retroperitoneal mass three years after a hysterectomy Performed for leiomyomatosis of the uterus with extensive areas of hyalinization. Histopathologic and immu...

Uterine pathologies are found to be present in 25% of infertile patients [2] . Structural abnormalities of the uterus, such as leiomyoma, endom etrial polyps, intrauterine adhesions (IUAs), adenomyosis and mullerian anomalies, may affect the reproductive outcome adversely, by interfering with implantation or causing spontaneous abortion. Therefore, exclusion of any uterine pathology becomes an ...

Atypical (bizarre) leiomyoma is a benign uterine smooth-muscle tumor characterized by a) a significant number of cells with dense eosinophilic cytoplasm and enlarged, bizarre single/multiple hyperchromatic or multiple nuclei without tumor necrosis and b) poor mitotic activity. We report the case of an atypical (bizarre) leiomyoma revealed by focal fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) uptake during a PET-C...

Leiomyoma of the lung is very rare in children. The case history is presented of an 8 year old boy with an endobronchial leiomyoma which caused total atelectasis of the left lung.

Background: Uterine lipoleiomyoma is a rare lipomatous variant of uterine leiomyoma composed variable mixture mature smooth muscle cells and adipocytes, typically found in peri or postmenopausal women. Malignancies arising from the tumor have rarely been reported though it considered benign. Cases: We present three cases review literature to explore its etiology, characteristics, diagnosis mali...

Pregnant women with uterine leiomyomas may experience anxiety toward their pregnancies and unfavorable feelings toward their infants. From March to July 2010, we distributed anonymous self-recorded questionnaires to 200 pregnant women who visited Okayama Central Hospital for an antenatal check-up after informed consent was provided, and 132 women (23 pregnant women with uterine leiomyomas) were...

OBJECTIVE To elucidate the direct effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) on the growth of human uterine leiomyoma cells, cell proliferation and apoptosis in cultured leiomyoma cells treated with GnRHa were investigated. METHODS Isolated leiomyoma cells were subcultured in DMEM supplemented with 10% FBS for 5 days and stepped down to serum-free conditions for an additional 6...