title: Giant bladder leiomyoma presenting as a pelvic mass: a case report.
abstract: We present a rare case of bladder leiomyoma with an unusual presentation as a pelvic mass. Bladder leiomyomas are very rare tumors, compromising less than 0.43% of all bladder tumors. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a 16 x 13 cm mass covering the entire pelvis and extending up to the umbilicus. There was a 20 x 20 x 11 cm immobile mass originating from the bladder at laparotomy. The mass was removed by bladder-sparing surgery and was reported to be leiomyoma. We conclude that bladder leiomyomas should be preoperatively recognized as a cause of pelvic mass in order to make the possible diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yil University, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erdemoglu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamaci
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology