title: Giant uterine leiomyoma devascularized by embolization prior to surgical removal.
abstract: A 49-year-old woman presented a tumor of pelvic origin filling almost the whole abdominal cavity. Angiography confirmed that it arose from the uterus. Bilateral internal iliac artery embolization was performed prior to surgical removal. It was found to be a 25kg uterine leiomyoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. josip.djelmis@zg.tel.hr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Djelmis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Majerovic
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Radanovic
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Starcevic
mesh_terms: D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*