Giant abdominal leiomyoma of male: a case report and literature reviews.
Abdominal leiomyomas are extremely rare intraabdominal tumors, especially in male patient. Here, we report a case of a 22 years-old male with a huge abdominal leiomyoma. The patient presented with a chief complaint of abdominal distension for three months, no others significant symptom were found. CT-scan showed a cystic-solid huge mass in the middle and lower abdominal peritoneal cavity with uneven density. An exploratory laparotomy was performed and the tumor was completely resected. Microscopically, Tumor cells have a spindled shape, eosinophilic cytoplasm, and cigar-like nuclei, arranged in bundles or intersecting fascicles. Immunohistochemistry, the tumor cells were SMA, desmin diffuse positive and CD117, S-100 negative, interestingly, ER, PR were positive. The characteristics of a few of the male abdominal leiomyoma reported in the literature were generalized.
Department of Pathology, Affiliated Futian Hospital, Guangdong Medical College Shenzhen 518003, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Xingen
X
Wang
Department of Pathology, Affiliated Futian Hospital, Guangdong Medical College Shenzhen 518003, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Junqi
J
Ren
Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Futian Hospital, Guangdong Medical College Shenzhen 518003, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Gang
G
Chen
Department of Pathology, Affiliated Futian Hospital, Guangdong Medical College Shenzhen 518003, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Shengmei
S
Xu
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D047368:Tumor Burden; D055815:Young Adult
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
Male; deep soft tissue; leiomyoma