title: [A case of epithelioid leiomyoma (leiomyoblastoma) of the urethra].
abstract: A 25-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of a painless, slow growing mass arising from the external genitalia. The mass had been developing for a few years. She did not have difficulty voiding nor was there hematuria. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-circumscribed, 4 cm, solid tumor between the urethra and the anterior vaginal wall. After needle biopsy confirmed a benign tumor arising from the smooth muscle, the tumor was removed by a transvaginal approach. The histopathological diagnosis was epithelioid leiomyoma (leiomyoblastoma), which often occurs in the stomach or uterus, but seldom around the urethra. The patient has remained well without recurrence for 20 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical School.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ichiyanagi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagahama
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanizawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itoyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018230:Leiomyoma, Epithelioid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery