title: Multiple uterine angioleiomyomas mimicking an ovarian neoplasm: a case report.
abstract: Angioleiomyoma is a rare benign neoplasm that originates from smooth muscle cells and contains thick-walled blood vessels. A 69-year-old woman had been complaining of progressive abdominal distention for the last five years. At the exploration, a tumoral mass that could not be differentiated as to whether it had its origin from the uterus or ovary was specified. The patient underwent total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (TAH+BSO). On pathologic examination of the specimen, the tumor was diagnosed as an angioleiomyoma. Here, we present a case of giant-multiple uterine angioleiomyomas mimicking an ovarian neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University Antakya, Turkey. hakverdisibel@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hakverdi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dolapçioğlu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güngören
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaldiz
authors.forename: A U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Hakverdi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery