title: Laparoscopic excision of an omental leiomyoma with a giant cystic component.
abstract: Primary tumors of the omentum are uncommon, and leiomyomas arising in the omentum are exceedingly rare. We report on a patient who presented with a large abdominal cyst presumed to be an omental cyst. At laparoscopy, after aspiration, the cyst was found to be attached to a solid mass  arising from the greater omentum. The entire tumor was successfully excised laparoscopically. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry revealed it to be an omental leiomyoma with a large degenerative cystic component. Treatment by a minimal access approach allowed the patient to recover rapidly  with a short convalescence. Our case confirms the feasibility and safety of a minimal access surgical approach to a rare pathological entity.
authors: Department of Surgery, Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Marg, Mumbai, India. deeprajbhandarkar@hotmail.com
authors: Deepraj
authors: D
authors: Bhandarkar
authors: Ashish
authors: A
authors: Ghuge
authors: Gaurav
authors: G
authors: Kadakia
authors: Rasik
authors: R
authors: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed