title: Vaginal leiomyoma co-existing with broad ligament and multiple uterine leiomyomas.
abstract: A 48 year old African American woman presented with bladder pressure leading to the diagnosis of broad ligament and multiple uterine leiomyomas. She was also found to have a lateral vaginal wall mass which was confirmed to be a leiomyoma. Unlike uterine leiomyomas, vaginal leiomyomas are uncommon and are most often found in Caucasian women. Cases of such coexisting tumors are rare and their etiologic relationship is uncertain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Aultman Hospital, Canton 44710, USA. gmeniru@hotmail.com
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Meniru
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wasdahl
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Onuora
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Hecht
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Hopkins
mesh_terms: D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D010052:Ovariectomy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery