Hysteroscopic resection of uterine submucous leiomyoma protruding through hymen in a 16-year-old adolescent.
BACKGROUND
Uterine leiomyomas are rarely seen in adolescent and to date nine leiomyoma cases have been reported under age 17. Eight of these have been treated surgically via laparotomic myomectomy.


METHODS
A 16-year-old girl presented with a painless, lobulated necrotic mass protruding through the introitus. The mass originated from posterior uterine wall resected using hysteroscopy. Final pathology report revealed a submucous uterine leiomyoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Submucous uterine leiomyomas may present as a vaginal mass in adolescents and can be safely treated using hysteroscopy.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. salihtaskin@yahoo.com
Salih
S
Taşkın
Murat
M
Sönmezer
Korhan
K
Kahraman
Cem
C
Atabekoğlu
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006924:Hymen; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014621:Vagina