title: A case report of unusual complication of myomatous uterus in pregnancy: spontaneous perforation of myoma after red degeneration.
abstract: An unusual complication of myomatous uterus in pregnancy is presented. It shows spontaneous perforation of a myoma after red degeneration, presenting as an acute abdomen. To our knowledge spontaneous perforation of a necrotising leiomyoma has not been reported earlier. A review of the literature is given.
authors.affiliation: St. Augustinus General Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Makar
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Meulyzer
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Vergote
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Schatteman
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Huyghe
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Meeuwis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009336:Necrosis; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000473:pathology*; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000473:pathology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology