gastroesophageal-vul var leiomyomatosis is a very rare condition it is characterized by diffuse, ill-defined proliferation of smooth muscle in the esophagus and vulva. we present an interesting case of esophageal leiomyomatosis in a woman with a history of vulvar leiomyomatosis and a gall bladder full of stones. she was 18-years old and had a 4 year history of vulvar mass and clitoromegaly, wit...

INTRODUCTION Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata is a very rare benign condition of the peritoneal cavity that may mimic peritoneal carcinomatosis or metastatic leiomyosarcomas. It mainly develops in association with pregnancy, but is also rarely associated with endometriosis. CASE PRESENTATION A 31-year-old Asian woman presented to our hospital with abdominal pain in the right lower quad...

Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminate (LPD) is a rare benign disease of unknown etiology of women in reproductive age. A few reported cases of association with endometriosis have been described suggesting a possible origin from submesothelial multipotential cells. We present two cases of LPD associated with endometriosis expressing smooth muscle metaplasia, and some of the nodules with aspect...

Leiomyomas of an extrauterine nature are rare and often present a more challenging diagnosis process for the clinician. Our patient presented with lower abdominal pain associated with menorrhagia over a period of 6 months. Laparoscopic surgery revealed a right-sided broad ligament myoma consisting of multiple soft and diffused fibroids, of more than 400 in total. The myomas were enucleated and ...

BACKGROUND Use of morcellation during laparoscopic hysterectomy may result in seeding of uterine tissue throughout the abdominal cavity and development of 'iatrogenic' leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata. CASE Two years after a supracervical laparoscopic hysterectomy a 42-year-old parous women presented with abdominal pain and bloating. CT scans and subsequent surgical exploration reveled...