An unusual presentation of female urethral leiomyoma.
Leiomyoma of the urethra is a rare clinical entity. We report an unusual presentation of this tumour, which led to a diagnostic and surgical dilemma. The patient was a 16-year old female who presented with a labial mass which was palpable abdominally. Imaging methods and laparoscopy demonstrated a well defined soft tissue mass arising from the pelvis, without any obvious involvement of the urinary tract. The tumour (8 x 10 cm) was completely excised with reconstruction of the bladder and urethra. Histology confirmed a cellular leiomyoma.
Perera
Neville D
ND
Department of Urology, National Hospital of Sri Lanka. nevi603@sltnet.lk
Senanayake
Lakshman
L
Vithana
V Hasanthi
VH
Fernando
Ruchira
R
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014521:Urethra / Q000473:pathology; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery