title: Angioleiomyoma originating from the ovary of an eleven-year-old premenarchal girl.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Angioleiomyoma (ALM) is a rare, benign neoplasm involving the peripheral soft tissues. ALM has not previously been described to originate from the ovary. We present a case herein of a premenarchal girl with a large ALM originating from the ovary.
  
  
  METHODS
  An 11-year-old girl underwent a laparotomy during the course of evaluation and treatment of a palpable, painless, abdominal mass. The mass was shown to have a strong blood flow by sonography. A solid mass left ovarian was identified and resected. The final pathologic report of the resected tumor was consistent with an ALM.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, this is the first report of an ALM arising from the ovary. The treatment of choice for such an ovarian mass is surgical excision, which is usually a curative measure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tian-Lun
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Chan-Chao
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Changchien
authors.forename: Chao-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*