title: Giant myoma and erythrocytosis syndrome.
abstract: The objective of this study is to discuss the myomatous erythrocytosis syndrome in a patient with a giant subserous uterine myoma. She presented with plethora and an abdominal mass. After venesection of 4 units of blood, the preoperative haematocrit value of 53.3% and haemoglobin value of 17.5 g/dL had decreased to 48.6% and 16.8 g/dL levels, respectively. After the operative extraction of the giant subserous myoma with attached uterus weighing 14.2 kg, the haematocrit and the haemoglobin values had regressed to 40.3% and 14.3 g/dL levels, respectively. The findings indicated that the giant subserous myoma was the cause of the myomatous erythrocytosis syndrome in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ege University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ozsaran
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Itil
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Terek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kazandi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dikmen
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000209:etiology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery