title: Case of rectal angioleiomyoma in a female patient.
abstract: Angioleiomyoma represents a benign stromal tumor, which usually occurs in the subcutaneous tissue of the extremities, although its occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract is very rare. A case of rectal angioleiomyoma in a 40 year-old female patient is described here. Six months earlier, the patient suffered from periodical prolapse of an oval tumor from the anus, along with difficulties in bowel movement. A transanal extirpation of the tumor was performed. This is the first reported case in the English literature of a patient presenting with prolapsed angioleiomyoma of the rectum. During the immediate postoperative period, as well as 6 mo later, the patient had an unremarkable postoperative recovery.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Clinic, Niš Clinical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia. stgoran@medfak.ni.ac.rs
authors.forename: Goran Z
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Stanojević
authors.forename: Dragan S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Mihailović
authors.forename: Milica D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Nestorović
authors.forename: Milan D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Radojković
authors.forename: Milan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Jovanović
authors.forename: Miroslav P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Stojanović
authors.forename: Branko B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Branković
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D012005:Rectal Prolapse; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Angioleiomyoma; Leiomyoma; Prolapsed tumor; Rectum