Angioleiomyoma originating from the ovary of an eleven-year-old premenarchal girl.
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.
Hsu
Tian-Lun
TL
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Changchien
Chan-Chao
CC
Huang
Chao-Cheng
CC
Lin
Hao
H
D000293:Adolescent; D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*